Table 1.
Counterfactual definitions of causal mediation effects and the corresponding regression-based estimands obtained from the simple mediation model
Causal mediation effects | The simple mediation model | |
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Causal effect | Potential outcome | Regression estimand |
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NDE(![]() |
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TE(![]() |
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NIE(![]() |
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PE(![]() |
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