Copies of a complete multiple regression computer program (incorporating the modified Gauss-Jordan procedure) and instructions for its use may be found in the senior author's recent book, The Funstat Package in Fortran IV,'' Holt, Rinehart and Winston. (Authors/CB)

A method is developed for testing a priori multiple regression models. The method allows one to specify in advance as many unstandardized or standardized coefficients as one wants to and allows the remaining slopes to be free to vary. (Author/PN)

The authors state that multiple regression is a powerful method of statistical analysis, provides a strength of relationship index, and should replace analysis of variance (ANOVA) in educational research. They also discuss the coding of categorical variables and available computer programs for multiple regression. (Author/MH)