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by Heinzer23
Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:33 am
Forum: SmartPLS 4 - Questions and answers
Topic: How to use categorical indicators?
Replies: 0
Views: 5644

How to use categorical indicators?

Hey all, in my current structural model I have a few latent variable that would be formed using categorical indicators (e.g. "Yes", "No", "Not Sure"). Though, in smartPLS 4 I cannot use these indicators to form a latent construct. Is there any way to re-code the indicat...
by Heinzer23
Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: SmartPLS 4 - Questions and answers
Topic: How to use indicators with different scale types on one variable?
Replies: 2
Views: 2035

How to use indicators with different scale types on one variable?

Hey all, I would like to use several indicators with different scales to form a latent variable. Some of the indicators have a metric scale (e.g. revenue) while some have an ordinal scale (funding stage coded from 1 = pre-seed to 5 = Series C). However, in smartPLS 4 I cannot combine these indicator...