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Dear Prof. Dr Ghozali Imam : Thank you for your reply. I want to ask you some questions. If you understand it, please teach me. I require to the t value of indirect effect. How can I do? May I use this equation? How to use this equation to calculate z value if indirect effect include several paths s...

Hi~Azwadi: A member in this community teach someone use SOBEL TEST EQUATION (z=(a*b)/root(b^2*sa^2+a^2*sb^2) to calculate z value. z value equal to t value. Do you know SOBEL TEST EQUATION (z=(a*b)/root(b^2*sa^2+a^2*sb^2)? Are a and b path coefficents? What are sa and sb? How to use this equation to...

Hi ~Azwadi:

Could you teach me how to use excel tdist function?
I didn't find out excel tdist function as suggested by Professor Bido.
Thanks.

hi~Azwadi

Thanks your reply.

Dear PLS community,

I have one question about moderator. The moderator variable of my research is morminal scale such as sex. How can I use PLS to analysis moderator effect?

Please help me to solve it. Thanks a lot.

Dear Professor Diogenes Bido: I request t-values of indirect effect and total effect in my research. How to use path coefficients to assess their t-values? Please help me to assess it, thanks. Hi Benjamim, the path coefficients are the direct effects, usually we use theses coefficients to assess the...

May I get coefficient of indirect effect and total effect directly in SmartPLS?
The report of AMOS can produce tables of direct effect, indirect effect and total effect. Can SmartPLS produce them? If SmartPLS can produce them, how to operate it?

thanks.

Hi, you can do this with the SOBEL TEST EQUATION (z=(a*b)/root(b^2*sa^2+a^2*sb^2) --> I hope it is understandable ;-) But you will not get this directly in SmartPLS. You have to use Excel for the calculation. This z-value is equal to the t-value and you can have a look to the t-value-table. Greets ...

Hi, all

According to above questions from Stephan Naß about formative second order with reflective indicators (type 2), does anyone have best solution to resolve this situation?