RMediation: An R package for mediation analysis confidence intervals

Davood Tofighi1, David P. MacKinnon2
1School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, J.S. Coon Bldg. 654 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0170, USA
2Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, 950 S. McAllister, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1104, USA

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