hi, can somebody confirm with me:
when we are talking about regression or hierarchical multiple regression, when we say Multivariate Test, is this the ANOVA part of the SPSS results (the F-test)?

thanks very much
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thanks so much for your replies!
so its' eurostar; I will look at the website.

Now I'm thinking if I should stay one night; if the train arrives around midnight, it will be a bit late for me on my own in London especially when I don't know it well. But then again it is safe in London, right? If I find a B&B at Paddington I can still get there after midnight from St Pancras, right?

thanks again
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hi everyone, I might be in london for a few days in december, I'm wondering if it is possible to visit paris for just a day trip from there. Has anyone done so?
Which website do I look for travel?

any advice welcome please
thanks very much
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hi jojo
I have a breathing-exercise tip about stomach; if you do a couple of these a number of times a day:

as you breathe in pull your tummy in; and keep your tummy in as you breathe out

It's supposed to help (in addition to regular exercise).
Personally I haven't tried it myself as I am quite skinny. My friend does this regularly; she says it keeps her awareness on her body so at the same time her body does not appear "sloppy". I don't know about her weight though.

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hi Archana
I would like to share with you what my first supervisor once said to me about doing masters. He said, "do a masters because you want to do it". He advised me not to do it because of finding a job.

At the end of the day, we don't know what will happen. If you use up say 2 years doing a masters, you could also have missed job opportunities; either that or your direction might even change. If you have a masters, your position might improve in the job market but then again this is open for change; some employers look for work experience and track record etc. It all depends.

Don't be disheartened if you don't get any replies to your job applications. Are you thinking of doing a master because you haven't got a career of your own now? Sometimes even when we have a loving family and home to look after, yet we don't seem to have something of our own, we (especially us modern ladies) can feel somewhat insecure. In some ways we appreciate our life, in some ways we wish we had more.

Your husband gave you his advice for doing instrumentation; I guess he feels that since this is your area, you might be able to go farther in it and not struggle with having to learn new stuff etc. Changing fields is possible but can be difficult. You said you will be happy if you get a job in instrumentation, so is this what you want to do? :-)

You asked me if this was possible, I will tell you to believe it will come true, and it eventually will :-)

If your husband is supportive of your decision to do a masters, and this is what you want to do; then go for it.
If not, your life can be equally as fulfilling as well. Happiness is not only about getting what we want (job, master, money etc.) but also happiness within ourselves. I know this is easier said than done, but try to believe it. Sometimes I think of myself and how much I have missed being away from home doing further education, I do wonder maybe I shouldn't have started in the first place. Only for me, I have gone this far and I cannot back out now. I need to finish the phd.

Don't regret leaving the 2 jobs you had in the past :-) let it go; you have so much to look forward to.
Even if you keep thinking of what you might have done or should have done, we cannot turn back the clock.
Better to look forwards :-)

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hi sneaks
thanks; if its >.6 I have lots of it
WAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

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hi starlight222
thanks for trying
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thanks KB!
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I remember not knowing about the extra hour (2 years ago).
I think it might have been a saturday or a sunday-- I waited an extra hour for the bus!

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hi, is anyone able to access these journals please? I would really appreciate the help.

1. my uni only has after 2001:
Br J Social Psych 1995 (Vol 34), pp. 437-461
"A comparison of leading theories for the prediction of goal-directed behaviours"
Bagozzi and Kimmel, 1995

2. This one I couldn't get:
J Appl Social Psych 1998 (Vol 28), pp. 1429 - 1464
"Extending the theory of planned behavior: A review and avenues for further research"
Conner and Armitage, 1998

thanks very much
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hi everyone
whats the cut-off value for correlation, is it >.6 for highly correlated?
thanks very much

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I think I will get an electric blanket too! that will be a good idea!

I have a friend who warms up her bed with her hairdryer.
it seems to work; she just puts the hairdryer towards her feet (where she wants it warm)
she says after she falls asleep, then its ok
I haven't done the hairdryer bit because the socket is too far from my bed

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I've had the heating on too :-)
is anyone using an electric blanket?

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hi natassia I couldn't get it; maybe someone from an "older" university can
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