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SmartPLS

SmartPLS and PLS-SEM explained — when variance-based SEM is the right choice, building measurement and structural models, reliability and validity thresholds, bootstrapping, and reporting results reviewers accept.

Frequently asked

When is SmartPLS the right choice over AMOS?+

Choose SmartPLS (PLS-SEM) when your goal is prediction or theory building, your model is complex, your sample is modest or non-normal, or you have formative constructs. Choose AMOS (CB-SEM) to confirm established theory with larger, normal samples and global fit indices.

What reliability and validity thresholds apply in PLS-SEM?+

Commonly: outer loadings ≥ 0.708, composite reliability and Cronbach's alpha ≥ 0.70, AVE ≥ 0.50 for convergent validity, and HTMT below 0.85 (or 0.90 for conceptually close constructs) for discriminant validity.

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