Reconsidering the practice of discretizing quantitative variables: Towards a new analysis of moderation in experimental research
Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 110 - 128
Published: Sep 26, 2014
Abstract
Experimental research scholars often discretize quantitative variables when testing moderation. This pedagogical article addresses the limitations of this approach and considers when and how spotlight and floodlight analyses should be used depending on whether the moderating variable at stake shows or does not show meaningful focal...
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Title
Reconsidering the practice of discretizing quantitative variables: Towards a new analysis of moderation in experimental research
Published Date
Sep 26, 2014
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
110 - 128
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