On the Optimality of the LR Test for Mediation

Testing for mediation, or indirect effects, is empirically very important in many disciplines. It has two obvious symmetries that the testing procedure should be invariant to. The ordered absolute t-statistics from two ordinary regressions are maximal invariant under the associated groups of transfo...

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Main Authors: Kees Jan Van Garderen, Noud Van Giersbergen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/1/178