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PLS-SEM analysis

Bootstrap for significance

Bootstrap gives t values, p values and confidence intervals.

How to

  1. 1Click Bootstrap in the quick actions (or Analyze → Bootstrap).
  2. 2Choose Subsamples (5,000 or more for publication) or turn on Smart bootstrap.
  3. 3Set Confidence interval, Test type and Significance level (α).
  4. 4Click Start bootstrap. Significant paths can be shown in green on the canvas.
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Good to know

  • Smart bootstrap is a reporting preset: 5,000 draws, BCa, two-tailed, α = 0.05, fixed seed.
  • A fixed Random number generator seed repeats the same resamples, so results are reproducible.