I'm quite new to the PLS-topic, so I have a question, that might be very easy to be answered by advanced users...
Is it necessary to have only latent independent variables or does PLS also work if I have latent independendent variables AND non-latent objective variables that are objective (e.g. "number of employees" for the variable "size of the company")?
Would be a great help for me, I anyone could answer this question. And: If PLS does not apply in the case described, what other method could be used?