med {pwr2ppl} | R Documentation |
Compute Power for Mediated (Indirect) Effects Requires correlations between all variables as sample size. This approach calculates power for the Sobel test. The medjs function calculates power based on joint significance (recommended)
Description
Compute Power for Mediated (Indirect) Effects Requires correlations between all variables as sample size. This approach calculates power for the Sobel test. The medjs function calculates power based on joint significance (recommended)
Usage
med(
rxm1,
rxm2 = 0,
rxm3 = 0,
rxm4 = 0,
rxy,
rym1,
rym2 = 0,
rym3 = 0,
rym4 = 0,
rm1m2 = 0,
rm1m3 = 0,
rm1m4 = 0,
rm2m3 = 0,
rm2m4 = 0,
rm3m4 = 0,
alpha = 0.05,
mvars,
n
)
Arguments
rxm1 |
Correlation between predictor (x) and first mediator (m1) |
rxm2 |
Correlation between predictor (x) and second mediator (m2) |
rxm3 |
Correlation between predictor (x) and third mediator (m3) |
rxm4 |
Correlation between predictor (x) and fourth mediator (m4) |
rxy |
Correlation between DV (y) and predictor (x) |
rym1 |
Correlation between DV (y) and first mediator (m1) |
rym2 |
Correlation between DV (y) and second mediator (m2) |
rym3 |
Correlation DV (y) and third mediator (m3) |
rym4 |
Correlation DV (y) and fourth mediator (m4) |
rm1m2 |
Correlation first mediator (m1) and second mediator (m2) |
rm1m3 |
Correlation first mediator (m1) and third mediator (m3) |
rm1m4 |
Correlation first mediator (m1) and fourth mediator (m4) |
rm2m3 |
Correlation second mediator (m2) and third mediator (m3) |
rm2m4 |
Correlation second mediator (m2) and fourth mediator (m4) |
rm3m4 |
Correlation third mediator (m3) and fourth mediator (m4) |
alpha |
Type I error (default is .05) |
mvars |
Number of Mediators |
n |
Sample size |
Value
Power for Mediated (Indirect) Effects
Examples
med(rxm1=.25, rxy=-.35, rym1=-.5,mvars=1, n=150)
med(rxm1=.3, rxm2=.3, rxm3=.25, rxy=-.35, rym1=-.5,rym2=-.5, rym3 = -.5,
rm1m2=.7, rm1m3=.4,rm2m3=.4, mvars=3, n=150)