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SUBMITTER: Fisher P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336624 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fisher Paige P Cao Wentao W Yu Qingzhao Q
Journal of open research software 20201007 1
Mediation analysis refers to the process of making inferences on effects of third variables that intervene in the relationship between an exposure and response variable. The relationships among variables can be modelled by generalized linear models (GLM). However, GLM are not sufficient to describe relationships among variables when there are nonlinear relationships and potential interaction effects. A general mediation analysis method was developed using not only GLMs, but also multiple additiv ...[more]