Dans l'analyse de données expérimentales, les chercheurs en marketing discrétisent souvent les variables indépendantes de nature quantitative pour tester leur potentiel effet modérateur. A partir d'illustrations concrètes, cet article vise à convaincre des limites d'une telle pratique et...

In experimental data analysis, marketing researchers are used to discretize the quantitative independent variables to test for their potential moderating effect. From concrete illustrations, this article highlights the limitations of such a practice and aims at presenting the steps of a more...

Experimental research scholars often discretize quantitative variables when testing moderation. This pedagogical article addresses the limitations of this approach and considers when and how spotlight and floodlight analyses should be used depending on whether the moderating variable at stake...