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Analyses

A catalog of statistical procedures

Every card below is a real, implemented analysis you can run in ResearchPLS today.

SEM & Modeling

PLS-SEM

Free trial

Partial least squares structural equation modeling for composite-based path models with reflective or formative indicators.

Outer weights & loadingsPath coefficientsR² & adjusted R²f² effect sizes

CB-SEM

Professional

Covariance-based structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis, fit via maximum likelihood.

Model fit indicesFactor loadingsStandardized estimatesModification indices

GSCA

Professional

Generalized Structured Component Analysis -- an alternating least squares component-based alternative to PLS-SEM.

FIT / AFIT / GFIComponent weightsPath coefficients

Statistical Analysis

Regression

Professional

Multiple linear regression with the full standard diagnostic output set.

Unstandardized & standardized coefficientsR² & adjusted R²VIFANOVA table

Logistic Regression

Professional

Binary logistic regression for categorical outcome variables.

Coefficients & odds ratiosz / p-valuesMcFadden pseudo-R²

Bootstrapping

Professional

Nonparametric resampling for significance testing, available across every analysis in ResearchPLS.

Standard errorst-values & p-valuesConfidence intervals

Mediation Analysis

Professional

Bootstrap-based testing of indirect effects through one or more mediating variables.

Direct & indirect effectsTotal effectBootstrap confidence intervals

Moderation Analysis

Professional

Interaction-effect testing for continuous or categorical moderator variables.

Interaction term significanceSimple slopesConditional effects

Moderated Mediation

Professional

Conditional process analysis combining mediation and moderation in a single model.

Index of moderated mediationConditional indirect effects

Prediction & Advanced Analysis

Multigroup Analysis (MGA)

Professional

Tests whether path coefficients differ significantly between predefined groups.

Group-wise path coefficientsPermutation-based significance

Measurement Invariance (MICOM)

Professional

Configural, compositional, and full invariance testing -- a required precondition for a valid MGA.

Compositional invarianceMean & variance equality

IPMA

Professional

Importance-Performance Map Analysis -- contrasts a construct's total effect against its average performance.

Importance-performance mapPriority ranking of constructs

NCA

Professional

Necessary Condition Analysis -- identifies whether a predictor is a necessary (not just sufficient) condition for an outcome.

Ceiling linesEffect size (d)Bottleneck table

FIMIX-PLS

Professional

Finite mixture segmentation that detects unobserved heterogeneity in a PLS-SEM sample.

Segment membership probabilitiesInformation criteria (AIC, BIC)

PLS-POS

Professional

PLS prediction-oriented segmentation for identifying latent classes in the structural model.

Segment assignmentSegment-specific path coefficients

Gaussian Copula

Professional

A statistical correction for endogeneity when a valid instrumental variable is not available.

Corrected path coefficientsEndogeneity diagnostics

Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis

Professional

Tests whether a block of indicators is better modeled as reflective or formative.

Vanishing tetradsReflective vs. formative recommendation

Model Comparison & Selection

Professional

Compares competing model specifications using in-sample information criteria.

BICGeweke-Meese criterionRanked model list

Sample Size & Power Analysis

Professional

A priori sample-size planning and post-hoc power sensitivity for a fitted structural model.

Minimum required sample sizeMinimum detectable effect size (MDES)