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Small\u2019s project (Small, 2012) was to relax and test the\u00a0assumptions on which a previously proposed model relies; in the second half of this discussion I will\u00a0assess those assumptions and others on which the model hinges. But first I will review the various\u00a0schools of mediation analysis and situate the estimand considered by Small within the somewhat\u00a0esoteric domain of mediation estimands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jsr.isrt.ac.bd\/wp-content\/uploads\/46n2_3.pdf\">Fulltext<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I applaud Dr. Small for advancing causal mediation analysis and thank the editors for the opportunity\u00a0to comment on this valuable article. 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