Imagine we conducted a mediation analysis and obtained a kappa-squared value of .8 for the indirect effect. What does this tell us?
A)That the indirect effect is medium relative to the maximum possible value.
B)None of these
C)That the indirect effect is close to being as large as it could possibly be given the research design.
D)That the indirect effect is small relative to the maximum possible value.

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Kappa-squared is a measure of proportion of variation in the dependent variable explained by the mediator. A value of .8 indicates that 80% of the maximum possible effect of the mediator on the dependent variable has been explained. Therefore, the indirect effect is close to being as large as it could possibly be given the research design.

Imagine We Conducted a Mediation Analysis and Obtained a Kappa-Squared