Errors in Bootstrapping

[swoolford]

I have run the bootstrapping algorithm on a PLS model with both reflexive and formative constructs. The model satisfies the 'rule of 10' (there are 140 observations) but I get the error message:

"Error occured during outside estimation-Maybe there are two few observations"

Has any one experienced this issue?

[Tiwelle]

Hello,

I have the same problem (sample 90). Did you find a solution ?

Thank you.

[swoolford]

I may have discovered the cause but I don't know whether there could be a system or algorithmic explanation. In my case I had a construct in the model that only had one indicator. That indicator only had three values and one value occured roughly 80% of the time. My guess is that one of the bootstrap samples may have only had a single value for this variable and so the OLS estimation failed

[Diogenes]

Hi,
the Sam's explanation is correct,
if we used the "search" function (green corner), there are other examples, usually with dummy variables (almost constant).

Best regards,
Bido

[Tiwelle]

I may have discovered the cause but I don't know whether there could be a system or algorithmic explanation. In my case I had a construct in the model that only had one indicator. That indicator only had three values and one value occured roughly 80% of the time. My guess is that one of the bootstrap samples may have only had a single value for this variable and so the OLS estimation failed

Hi,

Right ! it's the same problem for me.