välittäjävaikutuksia
Välittäjävaikutuksia, often translated as "intermediary effects" or "mediating effects," refers to a concept in social sciences and statistics that explains the process or mechanism through which an independent variable influences a dependent variable. Instead of a direct causal link, the independent variable affects an intermediate variable, which in turn affects the dependent variable. This intermediate variable is called the mediator.
For example, if we are studying the effect of education (independent variable) on income (dependent variable),
Researchers often use statistical methods such as regression analysis to identify and quantify välittäjävaikutuksia. This involves