If you wanted to find out if mediation had taken place in the above example, what would need to be calculated? (You may select more than one option.)
A) Size of the indirect effect
B) Confidence interval
C) Standard error of the mean
D) Size of the direct effect

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The size of the indirect effect and the confidence interval are both necessary to determine if mediation has taken place. The size of the indirect effect measures the strength of the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable through the mediator. The confidence interval provides a range of values within which the true value of the indirect effect is likely to fall. If the confidence interval does not include zero, then the indirect effect is considered to be statistically significant and mediation is said to have taken place.

If You Wanted to Find Out If Mediation Had Taken