Mediationexplaining
Mediationexplaining is a neologism used in scholarly and educational contexts to describe the practice of explaining mediation, the process by which an independent variable influences a dependent variable through a mediator. The term is not standardized and does not denote an established field; rather, it signals a focus on clarity, pedagogy, and transparent interpretation of mediation analyses.
In statistics and social science research, mediationexplaining involves describing the theoretical rationale for mediation, detailing model
Practitioners may use visuals such as causal-path diagrams, step-by-step explanations, and comparisons of total, direct, and
Limitations of the term include its nonstandard status and potential ambiguity about scope, as well as the
Related topics include mediation analysis, causal mediation, Baron and Kenny’s approach, Hayes’ methods, and bootstrapping for