Talk:SmartPLS

SmartPLS
Original author(s)	Christian M. Ringle, Sven Wende, Jan-Michael Becker
Developer(s)	SmartPLS GmbH
Initial release	2005
Stable release	SmartPLS 3.2.7 / September 18, 2017; 6 years ago
Operating system	Windows & Mac
Platform	Java
Available in	English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Arabic, Persian, Indonesian
Type	Statistical analysis, Multivariate analysis, Structural equation modeling, Partial least squares path modeling
License	SmartPLS 2: Freeware, SmartPLS 3: Proprietary software
Website	www.smartpls.com/smartpls2

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Citation overkill and article improvement[edit]

Although the AfD was closed as keep, this article remains in horrible state. I will try to use 3-4 "best" sources to reference claims in the article and delete most other "references" (few may end in "Further reading" section). I suspect many of these sources are only passing mentions of SmartPLS software or don´t mention it at all... It may take some time - this article has fairly low priority for me - but I feel burden of improving of the article is on the keep "voters" of the AfD. If other editor has access to the books I assessed in the last AfD, any help would be appreciated. Pavlor (talk) 10:37, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Undo the redirection of the SmartPLS page[edit]

Below, you find a new proposal for the SmartPLS page, which should meet all requirements Nojokes375 (talk) 14:24, 28 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Per AfD discussion. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 20:25, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Revised text[edit]

Below you find a proposal of a revised text that considers the comments of the AFD discussion, which resulted in a "keep" decision. Nojokes375 (talk) 14:24, 28 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The SmartPLS page has not been created yet, or is still set to redirect to Christian M. Ringle. I'm closing the template here pending a redirect back to SmartPLS. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 06:32, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed article text

SmartPLS is a software with graphical user interface for variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) using the partial least squares (PLS) path modeling method.^[1] Besides estimating path models with latent variables using the PLS-SEM algorithm^[2]^[3], the software computes standard results assessment criteria (e.g., for the reflective and formative measurement models, the structural model, and the goodness of fit)^[4] and it supports additional statistical analyses (e.g., confirmatory tetrad analysis, importance-performance map analysis, segmentation, multigroup).^[5] Since SmartPLS is programmed in Java, it can be executed and run on different computer operating systems such as Windows and Mac.^[6]

References

^ Wong, K. K. K. (2013). Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques using SmartPLS. Marketing Bulletin, 24(1), pp. 1-32, p. 1, p. 15, and p. 30.
^ Lohmöller, J.-B. (1989). Latent Variable Path Modeling with Partial Least Squares. Physica: Heidelberg, p. 29.
^ Wold, H. O. A. (1982). Soft Modeling: The Basic Design and Some Extensions, in: K. G. Jöreskog and H. O. A. Wold (eds.), Systems Under Indirect Observations: Part II, North-Holland: Amsterdam, pp. 1-54, pp. 2-3.
^ Ramayah, T., Cheah, J., Chuah, F., Ting, H., and Memon, M. A. (2016). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using SmartPLS 3.0: An Updated and Practical Guide to Statistical Analysis, Singapore et al.: Pearson, pp. 59-148.
^ Garson, G. D. (2016). Partial Least Squares Regression and Structural Equation Models, Statistical Associates: Asheboro, pp. 122-188.
^ Temme, D., Kreis, H., and Hildebrandt, L. (2010). A Comparison of Current PLS Path Modeling Software: Features, Ease-of-Use, and Performance, in: V. Esposito Vinzi, W. W. Chin, J. Henseler, and H. Wang (eds.), Handbook of Partial Least Squares: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Springer: Berlin-Heidelberg, pp. 737-756, p.745.

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Additional References[edit]

These two books on PLS-SEM using SmartPLS

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may be useful as additional references to sentence one and/or sentence two in the text. Nojokes375 (talk) 19:53, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Hair, J.F.; Hult, G.T.M.; Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M. (2017). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 9781483377445.
^ Hair, J.F.; Sarstedt, M.; Ringle, C.M.; Gudergan, S.P. (2018). Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 9781483377391.

Reply[edit]

Those claims are already referenced, per WP:TOOMANYREFS. Spintendo 21:39, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Wong, K. K. K. (2013). Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques using SmartPLS. Marketing Bulletin, 24(1), pp. 1-32, p. 1, p. 15, and p. 30.

[2] Lohmöller, J.-B. (1989). Latent Variable Path Modeling with Partial Least Squares. Physica: Heidelberg, p. 29.

[3] Wold, H. O. A. (1982). Soft Modeling: The Basic Design and Some Extensions, in: K. G. Jöreskog and H. O. A. Wold (eds.), Systems Under Indirect Observations: Part II, North-Holland: Amsterdam, pp. 1-54, pp. 2-3.

[4] Ramayah, T., Cheah, J., Chuah, F., Ting, H., and Memon, M. A. (2016). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using SmartPLS 3.0: An Updated and Practical Guide to Statistical Analysis, Singapore et al.: Pearson, pp. 59-148.

[5] Garson, G. D. (2016). Partial Least Squares Regression and Structural Equation Models, Statistical Associates: Asheboro, pp. 122-188.

[6] Temme, D., Kreis, H., and Hildebrandt, L. (2010). A Comparison of Current PLS Path Modeling Software: Features, Ease-of-Use, and Performance, in: V. Esposito Vinzi, W. W. Chin, J. Henseler, and H. Wang (eds.), Handbook of Partial Least Squares: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Springer: Berlin-Heidelberg, pp. 737-756, p.745.

[7] Hair, J.F.; Hult, G.T.M.; Ringle, C.M.; Sarstedt, M. (2017). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 9781483377445.

[8] Hair, J.F.; Sarstedt, M.; Ringle, C.M.; Gudergan, S.P. (2018). Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 9781483377391.

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