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- 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.
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:39 pm
- Forum: Method and application
- Topic: Cat Variables Dummy-Coding in SPSS for onward use in SmartPLS
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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 ...