Table 10 Summary of multivariate regression analysis for the social sciences.

From: A corpus-based study of passive voice trajectories in methods sections across three academic branches (1980–2020)

Statistical Element

Values (model 1)

Values (model 2)

Model Fit

R = 0.989, R2 = 0.979,

Adjusted R2 = 0.971

R = 1.000, R2 = 1.000,

Adjusted R2 = 1.000

Overall Model Significance

F (1, 3) = 137.125,

p = 0.001

F (2, 2) = 5658.006,

p < 0.001

Predictor Variable

Procedural

Procedural, Causative

Regression Equation

Total = 13.887 + 1.438 (Procedural)

Total = 4.672 + 1.401 (Procedural)

+ 2.093 (Causative)

Coefficient Significance

β = 0.989,

t = 11.710,

p = 0.001

Procedural: β = 0.963, t = 100.898, p < 0.001

Causative: β = 0.148, t = 15.502, p = 0.004

Model Diagnostics

Durbin-Watson (N/A)

Durbin-Watson = 2.082