Table 4 Steps to identify whether education status is a mediator in the causal pathway between wealth index and ICT skills.

From: Investigating the causal relationship between wealth index and ICT skills: a mediation analysis approach

Steps

Statement

p-value

Comments

Step-1

Does the wealth index significantly predict ICT skills?

\(< 0.001\)

Yes

Step-2

Does the wealth index significantly predict education?

\(< 0.001\)

Yes

Step-3

Does education significantly predict ICT skills, controlling for wealth index?

\(< 0.001\)

Yes

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