Why is a hierarchical regression analysis appropriate for analyzing these data? We want to determine whether a scale-level independent variable predicts a nominal-level dependent variable. We want to determine whether a scale-level independent variable predicts a scale-level dependent variable. We want to determine whether a scale-level independent variable independently predicts a scale-level dependent variable controlling for other scale-level independent variables. We want to determine whether a scale-level independent variable independently predicts a nominal-level dependent variable controlling for other scale-level independent variables