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A General Approach to Causal Mediation Analysis

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AuthorsKosuke Imai, Luke Keele, Dustin Tingley
JournalPsychological Methods
Year2010
DOI10.1037/a0020761
Citations3,587

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Provides a canonical overview or reference point for the relevant DoOperator research area.

What problem it solves

Provides a canonical overview or reference point for the relevant DoOperator research area.

How it works

A modern framework for causal mediation analysis with explicit direct and indirect effects and identification assumptions beyond linear structural equation models.

When to use it

Use when orienting a new paper, blog post, benchmark, or research plan in this area.

Limitations and failure modes

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