Mediator Variable | Mediating Path | Indirect Effect | Bootstrap S.E. | 95% Confidence Interval | |
Normal-Based | Bias-Corrected | ||||
MER | Degree -› R&D | −0.000395 | 0.000358 | [−0.001097, 0.000306] | [−0.001087, 0.000318] |
Degree -› ln(1 + Apply) | 0.002638 | 0.001561 | [−0.000422, 0.005698] | [0.000412, 0.006794] | |
SA Index | Degree -› R&D | 0.000240 | 0.000100 | [0.000045, 0.000435] | [0.000055, 0.000457] |
Degree -› ln(1 + Apply) | 0.017369 | 0.008286 | [0.001128, 0.033610] | [0.000459, 0.033208] |