Dear all,
For the next Quant SIG Seminar meeting (Monday, 6th Feb), Dr. James Hall (Department of Education, Oxford University) will be presenting on the following topic:
Interaction, Moderation, and Mediation: Definitions, Discrimination, and (some) means of testing
This promises to be an excellent talk. As usual the Quant SIG will meet in Seminar Room J from 12:15pm-2pm, Department of Education, 28 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 7PY. If you do not have access to the building, please contact Patrick Alexander ([log in to unmask]) to arrange access.
Please find the abstract for next week's talk below.
Best wishes,
Patrick Alexander
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Title: Interaction, Moderation, and Mediation: Definitions, Discrimination, and (some) means of testing
Abstract: In 1986 Baron and Kenny set out to clarify the differences between the terms “Moderation” and “Mediation” as used in the social sciences. Twenty six years later, the seminal paper that this collaboration resulted in (published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology) has been around 30,347 times (Google Scholar on 12/01/2012). This is an average of 1,167 each year - the equivalent of more than once every 8 hours for over a quarter of a century. Despite this citation record, the uncertainty surrounding these terms has not gone away. Academics still struggle to define, distinguish and utilise these terms while related undergraduate teaching is still an exception. This presentation sets out simple, clear definitions that distinguish “Interaction”, “Moderation”, and “Mediation” as well as a number of other commonly-used terms. An introduction is given on how to use these concepts in ‘real-life research’ with worked-through examples provided. The presentation slides themselves also serve as a short primer for future reference.
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Dr. Patrick Alexander
Department of Education, University of Oxford
St. Hugh's College
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