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An analysis testing whether a relationship changes in strength or direction across levels of a third variable.
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Describe a relationship whose strength or direction depends on another variable.Use when a study tests whether an effect changes across groups, contexts, or levels of another variable.
Words that belong together
- conduct moderation analysis
- moderation analysis by age
- test for moderation
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Moderation analysis tested whether tutoring helped more when baseline anxiety was high.
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Moderation asks when or for whom an association changes; mediation instead asks through what pathway an effect operates.
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