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Factor-based structural equation modeling with WarpPLS

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Structural equation modeling (SEM) is extensively used in marketing research. For some years now, there has been a somewhat heated debate among proponents and detractors of the use of the partial least squares (PLS) method for SEM. The classic PLS design, originally proposed by Herman Wold, has a number of advantages over covariance-based SEM; e.g., minimal model identification demands. However, that design does not base its model parameter recovery approach on the estimation of factors, but on composites, which are exact linear combinations of indicators. This leads to adverse consequences, primarily in the form of unacceptable levels of type I and II errors. Recently a new factor-based method for SEM has been developed, called PLSF, which we discuss in this paper. This method has the advantages of classic PLS, but without the problems inherent in the use of composites. For readers interested in trying it, the PLSF method is implemented in the SEM software WarpPLS.

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  • Kock, Ned, 2019. "Factor-based structural equation modeling with WarpPLS," Australasian marketing journal, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 57-63.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:aumajo:v:27:y:2019:i:1:p:57-63
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ausmj.2019.02.002
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