mediation.test {bda} | R Documentation |
To compute statistics and p-values for the Sobel test. Results for three versions of "Sobel test" are provided: Sobel test, Aroian test and Goodman test.
mediation.test(mv,iv,dv)
mv |
The mediator variable. |
iv |
The independent variable. |
dv |
The dependent variable. |
To test whether a mediator carries the influence on an IV to a DV.
Missing values are not allowed.
B. Wang bwang@southalabama.edu
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mv = rnorm(100) iv = rnorm(100) dv = rnorm(100) mediation.test(mv,iv,dv)