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Descriptor English: Mediation Analysis
Descriptor Spanish: Análisis de Mediación
Descriptor análisis de mediación
Entry term(s) análisis de mediación causal
factores de intervención
factores de mediación
factores intermediarios
variables de intervención
variables de mediación
variables intermediarias
Scope note: Tipo de análisis estadístico que se utiliza para comprender, aclarar y explicar la relación y la vía entre una causa presunta (una variable independiente) y un efecto (variable dependiente) con respecto a vínculos causales (variables mediadoras) o para analizar el efecto de una intervención (variable o factor mediador) sobre un resultado.
Descriptor Portuguese: Análise de Mediação
Descriptor French: Analyse de médiation
Entry term(s): Causal Mediation Analyses
Causal Mediation Analysis
Intermediary Factor
Intermediary Factors
Intermediary Variable
Intermediary Variables
Intervening Factor
Intervening Factors
Intervening Variable
Intervening Variables
Mediating Factor
Mediating Factors
Mediating Variable
Mediating Variables
Mediation Analyses
Mediation Analyses, Causal
Mediation Analysis, Causal
Variables, Intermediary
Tree number(s): E05.318.740.400.500
N05.715.360.750.350.500
N06.850.520.830.400.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000081983
Scope note: A type of statistical analysis used to understand, clarify, and explain the relationship and pathway between a presumed cause (an independent variable) and effect (dependent variable) with respect to causal links (mediating variables) and/or to analyze the effect of an intervention (mediating factor/variable) on an outcome.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
Related: Causality MeSH
DeCS ID: 59320
Unique ID: D000081983
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Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/06/09
Mediation Analysis - Preferred
Concept UI M000655277
Scope note A type of statistical analysis used to understand, clarify, and explain the relationship and pathway between a presumed cause (an independent variable) and effect (dependent variable) with respect to causal links (mediating variables) and/or to analyze the effect of an intervention (mediating factor/variable) on an outcome.
Preferred term Mediation Analysis
Entry term(s) Causal Mediation Analyses
Causal Mediation Analysis
Mediation Analyses
Mediation Analyses, Causal
Mediation Analysis, Causal
Mediating Factors - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000655278
Preferred term Mediating Factors
Entry term(s) Intermediary Factor
Intermediary Factors
Intervening Factor
Intervening Factors
Mediating Factor
Mediating Variables - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000655279
Preferred term Mediating Variables
Entry term(s) Intermediary Variable
Intermediary Variables
Intervening Variable
Intervening Variables
Mediating Variable
Variables, Intermediary



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