Exact Variance of Indirect Effects in Recursive Linear Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11010453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P D Allison (0000-0002-0646-5242, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Pages | 253 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Methodology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-1750 • E-ISSN: 1467-9531 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/271069 |
| OpenAlex | W2324709496 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Using the delta method, Sobel obtained the asymptotic variance of indirect effects in linear structural equation models. Using a reduced-form parameterization and a conditioning argument, I obtain the exact variance of indirect effects in the special case of recursive linear models with no latent variables. I then show that a consistent estimator for the exact variance is identical to Sobel's estimator
Econometrics · Economics · Linear model · Statistics · Variance (accounting · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · Applied Mathematics · Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |