mzipmed - Mediation using MZIP Model
We implement functions allowing for mediation analysis to
be performed in cases where the mediator is a count variable
with excess zeroes. First a function is provided allowing users
to perform analysis for zero-inflated count variables using the
marginalized zero-inflated Poisson (MZIP) model (Long et al.
2014 <DOI:10.1002/sim.6293>). Using the counterfactual approach
to mediation and MZIP we can obtain natural direct and indirect
effects for the overall population. Using delta method
processes variance estimation can be performed instantaneously.
Alternatively, bootstrap standard errors can be used. We also
provide functions for cases with exposure-mediator interactions
with four-way decomposition of total effect.