Dear Mike Lane can be true and can also be wrong, depending on the limiting assumptions, because it's tiered. assumptions are actually useful for protecting the prediction process from unwanted changes. regards.

Yes! hierarchical regression models can be applied to continuous predictor variables. See SPSS example.

Gentlemen

Thank you both for your input. Much appreciated.

Dr. Kilmen

Thank you answering the question. It's been a while since I asked it so I seem to forget the context in which I asked it but nevertheless, I appreciate an answer. :-)