Statistics for Researchers: Understanding Mediation, Moderation and BeyondUniversity of Virginia
Welcome to the first week of our research methods course! We'll start with mediation analysis, following by parallel mediation, serial mediation, and moderation. Mediation is all about the mechanisms connecting the independent variable and dependent variable. Moderation refers to the circumstances under which the independent variable influences the dependent variable. By the end of this week, you will know how, when, and where the independent variable influences the dependent variable and how to theorize and conduct analysis using SPSS.
Learning Objectives
- Define and identify elements of mediation and moderation models
- Recognize differences between parallel and serial mediation
- Run mediation and moderation models using SPSS
- Interpret the results of mediation and moderation models
Week- 1
Course Overview and Requirements
Course Overview & Requirements
Course Topics
This course is divided into three required modules--or weeks--of content that will help you master the fundamentals of understanding your data:
Week 1: Mediation and Moderation
Week 2: Conditional Indirect Effects
Week 3: Multilevel Analysis
Course Components
Lecture videos provide the main content.
Graded quizzes (3) each constitute 33% of your final grade. Minimum passing grade: 75%. You must pass all graded quizzes to pass the course--and we provide plenty of feedback to make sure you can earn your Course Certificate.
Look in the Resources section for a data set to practice with, templates, and articles to guide your use and understanding of the tools and models.
Slides are also provided in the Resources section, which you can download and use for note-taking as you watch the videos.
Use the discussion forums to connect with other learners, ask questions and support each other through the course. See this Coursera Help article about posting in discussion forums.
Introduction to SPSS
Running a Mediation Model
Conducting a Parallel Mediation Analysis
Conducting Serial Mediation Analysis
Moderation Overview
Conducting Moderation Analysis: Understanding the Outputs
Conducting Moderation Analysis: Plotting Interactions
Department of Management Science
Preston University
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