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Hello, I am running a mediation model using SEM. Using a bootstrap of 1000 my unstandardized a path shows a non-sig p value (p = .08). However the unstandardized CI for that path coefficient (m on x) does not contain 0. The unstandardized CI for the indirect effect also does not contain 0. When I run without bootstrapping the a path is significant based on the p-value at p = .01. How can I reconcile this discrepancy between the p-value and confidence interval? I also have run this with estimator = ML and get some slightly different results. The bootstraps take a long time using ML however. Thanks so much for your time. |
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p-values are based on Est +- 1.96* SE, that is, they refer to symmetric CIs. Bootstrapping gives you non-symmetric CIs which is usually what you want. |
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So in this case would you suggest using the CIs to infer significance as opposed to the p-value? |
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Yes. |
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Thank you for the quick and helpful response as always! |
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