Mediation analysis / Dawn Iacobucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iacobucci, Dawn.

Series:

Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-156.

Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; 156

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Mathematical models.

Social sciences.

Structural equation modeling.

Regression analysis.

Physical Description:

xiii, 85 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, [2008]

Summary:

This book covers mediation analysis-the examination of whether an effect of one variable on another is direct or indirect or both. Author Dawn lacobucci offers thorough coverage of introductory and advanced material as well as conceptual and statistical information. The book introduces arguments of causality and examines current options for analyzing data patterns purported to exhibit mediational structures. lacobucci shows direct and indirect paths via causal paths, regression, and structural equations models. She also grounds readers in a popular structural equations modeling approach so that they can implement the statistical methods discussed.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Mediation

2. Mediation Analysis Basics

3. Mediation With Structural Equations Modeling: The Measurement Model

4. Mediation With Structural Equations Modeling: The Structural Model

5. Advanced Topics

6. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-82) and index.

ISBN:

9781412925693

141292569X

OCLC:

179793366