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Can you sum ordinal variables?
No. The pairs of ordinal numbers 1 & 4 and 2 & 3 both sum to 5.
Can multiple regression be used for Likert scale?
All Answers (41) I think you can use Likert scale data in multiple regression analysis.. Dear Gobinda: Yes, you can, but only the individual’s total score since it can be treated as an interval scale.
Can I use linear regression for Likert scale?
You cannot perform multiple linear regression because it requires a continuous dependent variable. According to your data, you may go for ordinal logistic regression or you may create a dummy variable first, then perform a multiple logistic regression.
Can we use linear regression for Likert scale?
1 Answer. It is generally fine to use predictor and outcome variables that use different metrics when performing multiple regression. To demonstrate the point, you can rescale predictor or dependent variables using a linear transformation (.
Can you recode multiple variables in SPSS?
To recode into different variables, click Transform > Recode into Different Variables. The Recode into Different Variables window will appear. The left column lists all of the variables in your dataset. Select the variable you wish to recode by clicking it.
Is it possible to have multiple multivariate responses?
We are not here to discuss multivariate responses in general, nor repeated measures, nor panel data or longitudinal data, etc. In statistical computing terms, such multiple responses may pose difficulties both for data structure and for data analysis.
Is it good to have multiple responses in Stata?
In statistical computing terms, such multiple responses may pose difficulties both for data structure and for data analysis. Most commonly, they are held as a set of variables, but sometimes it can be useful to hold them as a single variable.
Is there a variable for each possible answer?
That is, there should be a variable for each possible answer, with value 1 if a respondent uses a specific package and 0 otherwise. The first respondent in this example uses R and some other package; the second respondent uses R, S-Plus, and Stata; and so on. We use names for the variables that have a common prefix.