This page includes Step-by-Step instructions to use Minitab to calculate the multiple regression equation for the Water/Temperature/Sun example.  

Example:  Assume that for 7 randomly selected days during a three-hour period spent outside, a person recorded the outside temperature, whether they were in the sun or not, and their water consumption.  The number 1 indicates the sun was present and the number 0 indicates that the sun was not present.

Use Minitab to find the Multiple Regression Equation if the amount of  the amount of water consumed is dependent on the temperature and the presence of sun.  Use the data given below.

Preliminaries: Entering the data. 

• Enter the Temperature data in column 1, Sun data in column 2 and Water data in column 3.  Put the category names in the title row.
• If you need help entering the data, see the Introduction to Minitab tutorial.

 Procedure:    

1.   Select Stats>Regression>Regression

2.   For Response type in 'Water Consumption' and for Predictors
      type 'Sun' 'Temperature'

3.   Select OK

4. Save the data. Select FILE > SAVE AS. Call the data set MinitabIndicator. 

• Click here to check your answers.    
• Click here to learn how to interpret the output.

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