title: Moderation analysis plot: can I use my moderating variable on the x axis
body: <p>I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is right/ wrong (and if so, how can I fix it). So, I have 3 variables: X (binary), M (continuous moderating variable) and Y (continuous). I conducted a linear regression with interaction and it was all significant. I am now trying to plot it. I read this paper (Baron &amp; Kenny, 1986) and it showed a conceptual graph of a binary X and continuous M.
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  <p>I have tried to base my own graph on this:
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  <p>So, I put the moderator on the X axis and my outcome variable on the Y axis. The two lines then show the performance of the 2 groups (which is my X binary variable). However, I am not sure if this conveys the effect of a moderation/ interaction? Does it not look like I just used my binary X variable as the moderators?</p>