Why Is It Better to Use Confidence Intervals to Identify

question 6

Multiple Choice

Why is it better to use confidence intervals to identify indirect effects rather than the Sobel test?

• A) It allows for more sophisticated analysis of degrees of mediation
• B) It allows for error to be identified within our analysis
• C) The Sobel test is outdated
• D) The Sobel test only identifies direct effects

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