This worksheet plots three-way interaction effects for unstandardised variables, and (below the plot) tests for

differences between the slopes. For further information see www.jeremydawson.co.uk/slopes.htm.

Dependent variable
Enter information from your regression in the shaded
cells
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Variable names:
Name of variable 1: var X
Name of variable 2: var Z 4.5
Name of variable 3: var W
4
Unstandardised regression coefficients:
Var 1: 0.045 3.5
Var 2: -0.097
Var 3: -0.27
3
Var 1*Var 2: -0.214
Var 1*Var 3: 0.359
Var 2*Var 3: -0.191 2.5
Var 1*Var 2*Var 3: 0.72
2
Intercept / Constant: 3
1.5
Means / SDs of variables:
Mean of Var 1: 0
Standard deviation of Var 1: 1 1
Mean of Var 2: 0 Low var X
Standard deviation of Var 2: 0.5
Mean of Var 3: 0
Standard deviation of Var 3: 0.5

Values of variables at which to plot slopes*:

Var 1 - Low:
Var 1 - High:
Var 2 - Low: -0.5
Var 2 - High: 0.5
Var 3 - Low: -0.5
Var 3 - High: 0.5
(* If left blank, this will automatically be done at one
standard deviation above and below mean)

Additional information for slope difference test:

Sample size: 199
Number of control variables: 1

Variance of Var1*Var2 coefficient: 0.0271553828511

Variance of Var1*Var3 coefficent: 0.0273391192992
Variance of Var1*Var2*Var3 coefficient: 0.1084935697444
Covariance of Var1*Var2, Var1*Var3 coefficients: -0.001163791329
Covariance of Var1*Var2, Var1*Var2*Var3 coefficients: -0.001886309383
Covariance of Var1*Var3, Var1*Var2*Var3 coefficients: 0.0356831936038
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(n.b. above information needs to be completed also)

Variance of Var1 coefficient: 0.0067800904658

Covariance of Var1, Var1*Var2 coefficients: 0.0089327155597
Covariance of Var1, Var1*Var3 coefficients: -0.000473254246
Covariance of Var1, Var1*Var2*Var3 coefficients: -0.001250775327

Evaluate var Z at value: 0.5

Evaluate var W at value: 0.5

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Low var W
Men
Low var X
High var X
Low var X
(1) Women, High v 2.47125
(2) Women, Low va 3.55575
(3) Men, High var 2.80975
(4) Men, Low var W 2.98325
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ydawson.co.uk/slopes.htm.
Dependent variable

4.5

(1) Women, High var

3.5
W
(2) Women, Low var
3 W
(3) Men, High var W
(4) Men, Low var W
2.5

1.5

1
Low var X High var X

Optional alternative legend**:

Low value of Var 1:
High value of Var 1:
Low value of Var 2: Men
High value of Var 2: Women
Low value of Var 3:
High value of Var 3:
(** Leave blank for normal legend)

Slope difference tests:

Pair of slopes t-value for slope difference p-value for slope difference
(1) and (2) 2.395 0.018
(1) and (3) 0.638 0.524
(1) and (4) 0.635 0.526
(2) and (3) -2.404 0.017
(2) and (4) -2.422 0.016
(3) and (4) -0.007 0.994
 Gradient of simple slope: 0.298
t-value of simple slope: 1.437
p-value of simple slope: 0.152

Low var W High var W

Women Men Women

High var X
3.06625 2.47125
2.71275 3.55575
3.11275 2.80975
3.28825 2.98325
 Low High
Z(low) -0.5 Var 1 -1 1
Z(high) 0.5 Var 2 -0.5 0.5
W(low) -0.5 Var 3 -0.5 0.5
W(high) 0.5

3.06625
2.71275
3.11275
3.28825