Michael Edward Sobel is an American statistician who is a professor in the Department of Statistics at
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
. He is known for developing the
Sobel test, a
statistical test
A statistical hypothesis test is a method of statistical inference used to decide whether the data provide sufficient evidence to reject a particular hypothesis. A statistical hypothesis test typically involves a calculation of a test statistic. ...
that is used to detect the presence of
mediation
Mediation is a structured, voluntary process for resolving disputes, facilitated by a neutral third party known as the mediator. It is a structured, interactive process where an independent third party, the mediator, assists disputing parties ...
between two variables by a third variable.
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External links
Faculty page*
Living people
American statisticians
Florida State University alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Columbia University faculty
American sociologists
Members of the Sociological Research Association
Year of birth missing (living people)
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