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
Software: SPSS: REGRESSION, ONEWAY | SAS: GLM
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
Software: SPSS: REGRESSION, ONEWAY | SAS: GLM