Evaluation Review · 1981 · 2.5K citations · 12 references
Public HealthPsychologyCausal InferenceExperimental DesignMediationCausal Effect EstimationExperimental EvaluationMediation AnalysisProcess AnalysisProcess EvaluationTheory-based EvaluationCausal Inference In EvaluationEvaluationIdentification Of Mediation EffectsMediating MechanismsMediation Effects
Process analysis seeks to identify the mediating process linking a treatment to an outcome by estimating causal chain parameters. The article outlines the rationale and procedures for conducting a process analysis in evaluation research, including methods to assess whether a treatment influences outcomes by altering the mediating process. Two procedures for estimating mediation are discussed, and the study details how to evaluate whether a treatment affects outcomes through changes in the mediating process. The benefits of process analysis in evaluation research are highlighted.
This article presents the rationale and procedures for conducting a process analysis in evaluation research. Such an analysis attempts to identify the process that mediates the effects of some treatment, by estimating the parameters of a causal chain between the treatment and some outcome variable. Two different procedures for estimating mediation are discussed. In addition we present procedures for examining whether a treatment exerts its effects, in part, by altering the mediating process that produces the outcome. Finally, the benefits of process analysis in evaluation research are underlined.
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How we should measure "change": Or should we?
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