What mediation analysis can (not) do

2011/05/21 by Klaus Fiedler, Malte Schott, Thorsten Meiser · 613 citations
Mathematics · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Advanced Causal Inference Techniques #Causal model #Computer science #Cultural Differences and Values #Econometrics #Interpretation (philosophy) #Mathematics #Mediation #Psychology #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social psychology #Sociology #Spurious relationship #Statistics

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2011.05.007

published in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 47(6), 1231-1236 (Elsevier BV)

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