Opting for Partial vs Full Mediation in SEM?

This question is about an issue when working with an exploratory approach in mediation. When we have three variables a, b ,c (where b is the possible mediator, a is predictor, c is the outcome)...

03 April 2018 828 4 View

How to test gender invariance in SEM?

04 May 2017 5,883 5 View

How to test construct invariance in CFA?

Edit: this question has been reformulated. https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_test_gender_invariance_in_SEM

03 April 2017 9,435 1 View

Are there reliable standard GUI distribution(s) for R statistical software?

I wonder whether there is/are reliable Graphical User Interface distributions of R statistical software comparable to commercial software packages such as SPSS. Existence of detailed...

04 May 2016 3,314 12 View

How can we test the significance of the partial mediation in SEM?

I know that we can test mediation models in SEM. In full mediation, we see that the c' path becomes insignificant. But in the case of the partial mediation we need another index for the...

02 March 2016 6,057 2 View

Can you guide me to good papers on the historical development of qualitative research paradigm?

I would appreciate you can refer to scholarly papers, chapters and articles shedding light on the historical development of the qualitative research paradigm.

11 December 2015 9,052 9 View

What are the most reliable international scientific journal indexing services?

I am sometimes confused in the face of the fact that there are many indexing services. I know that Thomson Reuters services have high acceptance. I wonder other services which indicate that the...

06 July 2015 1,734 2 View

Is it possible to test mediation through SEM?

01 February 2015 3,703 9 View

What are the standards (perhaps cut-off criteria) for internal consistency in scale adaptation studies?

I am sometimes confused about different interpretations of internal consistency indices, specificly (Cronbach's) Alpha. Some find .30 for each subscale adequate, yet some find .50 inadequate. I...

03 April 2014 9,614 7 View

Up-to-date standards for goodness of fit indices in SEM?

In Structural Equation Modeling there are many goodness of fit indices like GFI, NFI etc. I am searching for an up-to date and widely accepted discussion(s) on interpreting those indices, and for...

03 April 2014 1,136 16 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

Binary Logistic Generalized Linear Mixed model in SPSS. Is it doable?

I want to analyses the proportion of swimming sperm of three species of fish in two salinities. To analyse the proportion of swimming sperm in a Generalized Linear Model, I would use a Binary...

03 March 2021 2,297 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

What test should i use in comparing the correlation between categorical and continuous variables?

Dear all, I have the variable (Surgery duration) represented by values in minutes and the variable (preoperative neuropraxia cases) represented as (Yes/No) values. I want to compare these two...

03 March 2021 5,427 5 View

Logistical regression using SPSS for a dichotomous dependent variable, with an independent variable of 1, 2, 5 and 10 seconds?

I have an experiment with 28 participants The independent variable is the times 1, 2, 5, and 10 used as the cross hairs during a task These 4 times were tested using 4 different blocks, each...

03 March 2021 9,692 2 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

How to find the mean, SD and CI in SPSS?

Hi, I hope that someone can help me with this task: I have 5 groups of participants which are numbered in SPSS from 1 to 5 (according to their group number) and are all under the variable group....

03 March 2021 506 3 View