A general approach to causal mediation analysis.
Abstract
Traditionally in the social sciences, causal mediation analysis has been formulated, understood, and implemented within the framework of linear structural equation models. We argue and demonstrate that this is problematic for 3 reasons: the lack of a general definition of causal mediation effects independent of a particular statistical model, the inability to specify the key identification assumption, and the difficulty of extending the...
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Title
A general approach to causal mediation analysis.
Published Date
Jan 1, 2010
Journal
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
309 - 334
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