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by dcwilliams
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: SmartPLS 4 - Questions and answers
Topic: Conducting PCA before PLS-SEM
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Re: Conducting PCA before PLS-SEM

Yes, given that SmartPLS does not enable the assessment of factor structure via EFA, SPSS (Principal component method) can be used. Also, given that SPSS does not enable the confirmation of factor structure via assessment of CFA, SmartPLS SEM comes to the rescue.
by dcwilliams
Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: Method and application
Topic: Cat Variables Dummy-Coding in SPSS for onward use in SmartPLS
Replies: 0
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Cat Variables Dummy-Coding in SPSS for onward use in SmartPLS

Hi forum members. Please I need your kind advice with respect the above topic. My model includes mediating and moderating relationships. The problem is that three of my independent variables are non-ordered categories, specifically each is nominal with 5 indicators. Being guided by the work of Falk ...