Hi Donald,
Thanks. I'm just curious because my analyses show that A is correlated with B (path coefficient x), B is correlated with C (path coefficient y), but A is not correlated with C. Intriguingly, when I put A, B, and C in a mediation analysis, the mediation path coefficient xy is also significant. So, in this case, I can just say "A has an indirect effect on C" rather than "B mediates the effect of A on C', right?
Mike
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