t- values for Total Effects

[raoul.v.kuebler]

Hallo,

having almost finished my first two studies using pls and smart pls I am going to compare other pls studies to my work and i found out that some studies tend to give t-values for their total effects.

I found out that this is possible by using simulated data and varying mean and standard deviation. As I am really new to simulation and dont have any idea how to do it, i tend to skip this-

So my question is on one side: do I really have to give any t-values for my total effects or i can I skip it?

And if not, how can I get these t-values?

Does somebody know any article or other lietrature on this subject?

Thanks for your help!

PS: I got another small questions concerning the prediction validity, so please feel free to save my academic career twice ;-)