Group Cohesion at BSC Regression Analysis
BA/EC 311 – QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Group Cohesion at Birmingham-Southern College
In Module 3, you developed a scale to measure two dimensions of group cohesion among students at BSC. The belongingness dimension measures the sense that a group member feels as if they belong in the group. The morale dimension measures one’s feelings of enthusiasm as a member of the group. In addition to these two scales, you also have collected the following data (data are contained in the SPSS file “Group Cohesion BSC” below).
Are you a senior? Yes=1; No=0
How many campus organizations (e.g. sports teams,
fraternities, sororities, clubs, etc.) are you a member of?
How many students were in your high school graduating class?
Do you live on campus? Yes=1; No=0
What is your gender? Male=1;
Female=0
Test two separate regression models using the two different
dimensions of group cohesion as dependent variables. This is an exploratory
study so you should accept p<.10 for statistical significance.
Your hypotheses for both models are:
H1: Being a senior will have a positive effect on cohesion.
H2: The size of one’s high school class will have a positive effect on cohesion.
H3: The number of campus organizations will have a negative effect on cohesion.
H4: Living on campus will have a positive effect on cohesion.
H5: Being female will have a positive effect on cohesion.
Write a report that summarizes your findings.