In this tutorial, we implement a moderation analysis in Stata. We use interaction terms and interpret and visualize the marginal effects of the explanatory variables. For an introduction to moderation, check out this video:
https://youtu.be/-Ra2SsoJdOQ
For additional background reading on marginal effects analysis and moderation, I recommend this paper:
https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428120976838
As an example of how to apply and report moderation analysis in academic research, I recommend this paper:
https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3660
Remember, the official Stata help files (type "help [command]" in the Stata command line) and the Stata forum (statalist.org) offer valuable support. Additionally, search engines (e.g., Google and Bing) and artificial intelligence tools (e.g., ChatGPT and Gemini) can assist you in finding the code you need.
You can download the datasets, additional explanations, and the Stata "Do Files" for the tutorial by following this link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dD_XvNMlJ9J-HfNzzRo5ZeaJ9_Zqo654?usp=sharing