Hi Marnie,
The two alternatives will give the same results, and it is just a
question of convvenience which one you choose.
Best,
Henrik
At 23:46 18-06-2006, Marnie LaNoue wrote:
>Hi All --
>
>Thanks in advance for any help with what may be a simple question. I have
>a 'regression framework' research question, which predicts that the
>relationships between two continuous predictors and one continuous outcome
>will be different across 2 groups. Specifically it predicts that x1 -> Y
>will be significant in one group and that x2 -> Y will be significant in
>the other group. Is there any reason to prefer a MR with an interaction
>term (dummy coding the grouping variable)to 2 separate MR analyses and then
>a test of the significance of the difference between the beta coefficients?
>Can I gain any additional information one way or the other, or is there
>some reason for preference in terms of control of type I error?
>
>Thanks!
>Marnie LaNoue, Ph.D.
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