18.4 Types of Interactions

  1. Continuous by Continuous: Both X and M are continuous (e.g., age moderating the effect of income on spending).
  2. Continuous by Categorical: X is continuous, and M is categorical (e.g., gender moderating the effect of education on salary).
  3. Categorical by Categorical: Both X and M are categorical (e.g., the effect of a training program on performance, moderated by job role).