Conducting PCA before PLS-SEM

Before posting, check our FAQ to see if your question is already covered.
Post Reply
Tarek H. Fayed
PLS Junior User
Posts: 3
Joined: Tue May 23, 2023 4:39 pm
Real name and title: Mr. Tarek Fayed

Conducting PCA before PLS-SEM

Post by Tarek H. Fayed »

Can I perform Principal component analysis (PCA) on SPSS to investigate the factor structure of each construct separately and use these factor structurs to conduct PLS-SEM on SmartPls? (all first and second order constructs are reflective).
Top
Tarek H. Fayed
PLS Junior User
Posts: 3
Joined: Tue May 23, 2023 4:39 pm
Real name and title: Mr. Tarek Fayed

Re: Conducting PCA before PLS-SEM

Post by Tarek H. Fayed »

Any response?
Top
Post Reply

Return to “SmartPLS 4 - Questions and answers”