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Statistical Test

Coefficients from curvilinear regression (b or beta)

Statistical Measure

F test (F equals t-squared for each coefficient)

Notes

Beta is the standardized version of b. The type of curvilinear regression referred to here is also known as polynomial regression.

Coefficients from curvilinear regression: Draper, N. R., and Smith, H. Applied Regression Analysis. New York: Wiley, 1966. p. 129; Hays, W. L. Statistics for the Social Sciences. Second edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1973. p. 675

F-test: Hays, W. L. Statistics for the Social Sciences. Second edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1973. p. 680

SPSS: REGRESSION, ONEWAY

SAS: GLM