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Kraha et al.Interpreting multiple regressionAPPENDIXEXCEL FOR ALL AVAILABLE ANALYSESNote. Microsoft Excel version 2010 is demonstrated. The following will yield all possible subsets, relative importance weights, <strong>and</strong>dominance analysis results.Download <strong>the</strong> Braun <strong>and</strong> Oswald (2011) Excel file (ERA.xlsm) fromhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2480715/ERA.xlsm?dl = 1Save <strong>the</strong> file to your desktopClick Enable Editing, if promptedClick Enable Macros, if promptedStep 1: Click on New AnalysisStep 2: Enter <strong>the</strong> number of predictors <strong>and</strong> click OKStep 3: Enter <strong>the</strong> correlation matrix as shownStep 4: Click Prepare for Analyses to complete <strong>the</strong> matrixStep 5: Click Run AnalysesStep 6: Review output in <strong>the</strong> Results worksheetwww.frontiersin.org March 2012 | Volume 3 | Article 44 | 86