Distinguishing Between Cross- and Cluster-Level Mediation Processes in the Cluster Randomized Trial

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 630-670

  Pituch, Keenan A ^a   Stapleton, Laura M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

cluster randomized trial; contextual effect; mediation; multilevel models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868105028     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124112460380     Document Type: Article

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