You will complete 3 Discussions in this course. You will post one thread of at least 750 850 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module: Week. You must then post 3 replies of at least 250 300 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week, apart from Module 8: Week 8, in which your replies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. For each thread, you must support your assertions with ideas and citations from all Learn items presented in the assigned Module: Week, along with a minimum of 4 scholarly citations in APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 2 scholarly citation(s) in APA format and can integrate ideas and citations from the Learn items assigned in any Module: Week. Biblical principles must be integrated in your personal thread and in all replies to peers.
The prompt is as follows:
One of the most advanced quantitative methods that can be applied to public administration data is mediation and moderation analysis. After completing the Read items, what are the advantages of applying this analysis? How do an inadequate design, a flawed analysis strategy, and lack of attention to assumptions affect the use of mediation and moderation analysis? How does the researchers lack of theoretical framework concerning variables affect the application of mediation and moderation analysis?