Is it a problem if I would like to implement 10 mediators in one structural equasion model (SEM)?

Hello scientific world, I just simply wonder if 8 to 10 mediators that I found as important for my model is just not too much? One idea that comes to my mind is that I could reduce this number...

05 March 2018 473 2 View

Any articles on children/adolescent social development and language?

Hello researchers, I am looking for articles on language (speech, vocabulary, and so on) and social development of children and adolescents. Especially I would be interested in materials that...

04 March 2018 5,670 3 View

Are confidence intervals used by frequentists in reality bayesian credibility intervals?

Hello, Is this fair to report 95% confidence intervals in frequentist approach when we have doubts about representativeness of the sample, etc? Using other words... having just one analysis how...

06 February 2018 5,471 10 View

Why do significance values differ when I compare standardised and unstandardised results?

I was running mediation models and no surprise that coefficoients dfiffer... and majority of significance values are the same.... However, when I looked at indirect effects significance value...

15 January 2018 3,466 3 View

Regression, is my analysis NOT producing WEIRD results?

When both predictors are applied in the model with one outcome variable, they are both non-significant. However, when I apply them on one to one basis, they both are significant. Is it not...

05 December 2017 1,520 8 View

Should bootstrapping be always used while running mediation in SEM context?

Example from my analysis: A and B (main predictors) predicting C (mediator) and C predicting D (outcome variable). Example 1 : Analysis without bootstrapping: Direct effects: A - D =...

04 December 2017 5,346 8 View

Why such high standardised coefficients in mediation model in Mplus?

In the STDYX Standardization section of Mplus output, some coefficients are above 1. I thought as they are standardised they should be betwwen -1 to +1. (e.g. I have some of above 3 or -3). Why is...

26 November 2017 8,393 2 View

How to implement covariates in LCA/LPA?

21 September 2017 1,912 5 View

Latent Profile Analysis - how to report number of participants and proportions?

When reporting from the Mplus output number of participants assigned to classes are we referring to? 1. FINAL CLASS COUNTS AND PROPORTIONS FOR THE LATENT CLASSESBASED ON THE ESTIMATED MODEL 2....

19 September 2017 6,731 1 View

I have significant effect in mediation when checking standardised estimate and non-significant when it is standardised, so have I got one or not?

I am aware that non-standardised information is more important, but could someone shed more light on this issue? Why is that if two variables are brought to the common metric the significance...

21 March 2016 8,464 9 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

How to increase a model accuracy ?

dear community, my model is based feature extraction from non stationary signals using discrete Wavelet Transform and then using statistical features then machine learning classifiers in order to...

03 March 2021 6,994 5 View

Do I need to do linear regression before running mediation analysis using PROCESS MACRO by Hayes ?

I just wanted to check if I need to run a linear regression separately if I am using PROCESS MACRO to run mediation analysis. Thank you.

02 March 2021 4,359 3 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View