[SAS Program] data rsq; input gpa greq grev mat ar; cards; 3.2 625 540 65 2.7 4.1 575 680 75 4.5 3.0 520 480 65 2.5 2.6 545 520 55 3.1 3.7 520 490 75 3.6 4.0 655 535 65 4.3 4.3 630 720 75 4.6 2.7 500 500 75 3.0 3.6 605 575 65 4.7 4.1 555 690 75 3.4 2.7 505 545 55 3.7 2.9 540 515 55 2.6 2.5 520 520 55 3.1 3.0 585 710 65 2.7 3.3 600 610 85 5.0 3.2 625 540 65 2.7 4.1 575 680 75 4.5 3.0 520 480 65 2.5 2.6 545 520 55 3.1 3.7 520 490 75 3.6 4.0 655 535 65 4.3 4.3 630 720 75 4.6 2.7 500 500 75 3.0 3.6 605 575 65 4.7 4.1 555 690 75 3.4 2.7 505 545 55 3.7 2.9 540 515 55 2.6 2.5 520 520 55 3.1 3.0 585 710 65 2.7 3.3 600 610 85 5.0 ; proc reg; model gpa = greq grev mat ar / selection=stepwise; run; [SAS Output] The SAS System 08:41 Friday, January 29, 1999 1 Stepwise Procedure for Dependent Variable GPA Step 1 Variable AR Entered R-square = 0.38529398 C(p) = 16.74420939 DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Prob>F Regression 1 4.02041421 4.02041421 17.55 0.0003 Error 28 6.41425245 0.22908044 Total 29 10.43466667 Parameter Standard Type II Variable Estimate Error Sum of Squares F Prob>F INTERCEP 1.72944408 0.38804679 4.55022494 19.86 0.0001 AR 0.44408110 0.10600367 4.02041421 17.55 0.0003 Bounds on condition number: 1, 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 2 Variable GREV Entered R-square = 0.51549156 C(p) = 9.69078781 DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Prob>F Regression 2 5.37898260 2.68949130 14.36 0.0001 Error 27 5.05568407 0.18724756 Total 29 10.43466667 Parameter Standard Type II Variable Estimate Error Sum of Squares F Prob>F INTERCEP 0.49717794 0.57651557 0.13925724 0.74 0.3961 GREV 0.00285138 0.00105858 1.35856839 7.26 0.0120 AR 0.32962504 0.10483495 1.85116176 9.89 0.0040 Bounds on condition number: 1.196581, 4.786325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 3 Variable MAT Entered R-square = 0.57187378 C(p) = 7.77019304 DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Prob>F Regression 3 5.96731222 1.98910407 11.58 0.0001 Error 26 4.46735444 0.17182132 Total 29 10.43466667 Parameter Standard Type II Variable Estimate Error Sum of Squares F Prob>F INTERCEP -0.14410465 0.65199045 0.00839364 0.05 0.8268 GREV 0.00231735 0.00105430 0.83009542 4.83 0.0371 MAT 0.01881259 0.01016662 0.58832962 3.42 0.0756 AR 0.24217230 0.11098884 0.81802648 4.76 0.0383 Bounds on condition number: 1.491861, 12.74089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 4 Variable GREQ Entered R-square = 0.64047409 C(p) = 5.00000000 DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Prob>F Regression 4 6.68313369 1.67078342 11.13 0.0001 Error 25 3.75153298 0.15006132 Total 29 10.43466667 Parameter Standard Type II Variable Estimate Error Sum of Squares F Prob>F INTERCEP -1.73810660 0.95073990 0.50153141 3.34 0.0795 GREQ 0.00399829 0.00183065 0.71582146 4.77 0.0385 GREV 0.00152365 0.00105016 0.31588005 2.11 0.1593 MAT 0.02089606 0.00954884 0.71861483 4.79 0.0382 AR 0.14423354 0.11300126 0.24447515 1.63 0.2135 Bounds on condition number: 1.734779, 24.96795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 5 Variable AR Removed R-square = 0.61704497 C(p) = 4.62916834 DF Sum of Squares Mean Square F Prob>F Regression 3 6.43865853 2.14621951 13.96 0.0001 Error 26 3.99600813 0.15369262 Total 29 10.43466667 Parameter Standard Type II Variable Estimate Error Sum of Squares F Prob>F INTERCEP -2.14876987 0.90540557 0.86565831 5.63 0.0253 GREQ 0.00492553 0.00170055 1.28937279 8.39 0.0076 GREV 0.00161220 0.00106047 0.35521639 2.31 0.1405 MAT 0.02611914 0.00873135 1.37533265 8.95 0.0060 Bounds on condition number: 1.463054, 11.94897 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All variables left in the model are significant at the 0.1500 level. No other variable met the 0.1500 significance level for entry into the model. Summary of Stepwise Procedure for Dependent Variable GPA Variable Number Partial Model Step Entered Removed In R**2 R**2 C(p) F Prob>F 1 AR 1 0.3853 0.3853 16.7442 17.5502 0.0003 2 GREV 2 0.1302 0.5155 9.6908 7.2555 0.0120 3 MAT 3 0.0564 0.5719 7.7702 3.4241 0.0756 4 GREQ 4 0.0686 0.6405 5.0000 4.7702 0.0385 5 AR 3 0.0234 0.6170 4.6292 1.6292 0.2135