moederate model

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mengchuanjin
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moederate model

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my model

aaa--->ddd
bbb--->ddd

if i have a moderate ccc,

when i create a new construct representing the interaction effects of aaa and ccc,

whether i should delete the path bbb--->ddd or not?

if the moderate ccc have no effect on bbb.

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Hi Mengchuanjin,

ccc moderates the relation between aaa and ddd, and has no effect in the relation between bbb and ddd.

Then you will have as exogenous variables: aaa, bbb, ccc, aaa*ccc (interaction term or multiplicative term)

and ddd as endogenous variable.

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Bido

thanks a lot !


Diogenes wrote:Hi Mengchuanjin,

ccc moderates the relation between aaa and ddd, and has no effect in the relation between bbb and ddd.

Then you will have as exogenous variables: aaa, bbb, ccc, aaa*ccc (interaction term or multiplicative term)

and ddd as endogenous variable.

Best regards.
Bido
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