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I need to conduct OLS regression by using SPSS for my thesis. I was wondering what are the steps in conducting OLS regression?

(1) SPSS - Analyze - Regression - Linear ? Is this correct?

(2) Where to put control variable? and what are the steps to run it?

Thank you.

user24877
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    Hi user24877, welcome to CrossValidated. Questions of the form "which software buttons do I press to do X" aren't usually [on topic](http://stats.stackexchange.com/faq) for CrossValidated, they're generally a better fit for stackoverflow. If you wish to flag your post for a moderator to move it, click 'flag' under your post. – Glen_b Apr 26 '13 at 06:00

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(1) Yes

(2) In the independent variables.

and what are the steps to run it?

Once you've filled in the variables and organized to save any statistics you want, click "Ok".

e.g. or here

Glen_b
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  • Thank you. I was wondering if I put one of the control variable into the independent variables box, what will happen in the SPSS output? I mean how do I know the effect of the control variable? Also, should I put the control variable in a separate block? put it as the last block or the first block? – user24877 Apr 26 '13 at 12:22
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    @user24877 See the link called "e.g." that Glen_b gave you. Scroll down to see the output table. For block, if you put A in block 1, and then B in block 2, then SPSS will run two models: first is A only, the second is A + B, so on so forth. – Penguin_Knight Apr 26 '13 at 12:31