New cloud-based PLS path modeling app at http://pls-gui.com

[Geoffrey Hubona]

My co-development partner, Dean Lim, and I have recently implemented major updates to our online, cloud-based, PLS Path Modeling application (PLS-GUI) that you may use at http://www.pls-gui.com. Note that it implements Hayes' Med-Mod analyses for some (not all) of the 77 templates, but it uses the path model latent variable scores, not observed variables. It also delivers enhanced linear PLS output, bootstrapping, jackknifing and blindfolding, N-level multi-group analyses (MGA), and non-parametric Prediction-Oriented Segmentation (PLS-POS) and Genetic Algorithm Segmentation (PLS-GAS) to discover latent heterogeneity (groups) as an alternative to the parametric FIMIX-PLS. A soon-to deliver future function will automatically create several different configurations of Higher Order Components.

Each variable name must be unique (with no spaces or hyphens '-' in the name), and it will not import product indicator-created moderator latent contructs, nor repeated-indicator HOCs. It automatically creates 2-stage moderator terms for you.

It does not require that you have R installed, or any software installed, for that matter. All you need is a browser. Note that you cannot currently draw a new model, but that you can import an existing SmartPLS 2.0 .splsm (model) file or a SmartPLS 2.0 .splsp (project) file, or a SmartPLS 3.0 .zip (project) file, along with your data.

It has a number of novel and/or advanced functions. However, it is still beta software and we would love to hear about things that do not work properly (although I could not find any this afternoon).

Please be patient with some of the functions......if you do not get a pop-up error box message, the instance is still running on the server and the application will provide (downloadable) results soon.

Best,

Geoff Hubona

[Nabeel Al-Qirim]

Hi Geoffrey

Is there  a way to self learn PLS? could you suggest a link which shows the best ways and steps to follow in learning PLS? 

Regards

 

Nabeel Al-Qirim, PhD

Associate Professor

 

College of Information Technology
United Arab Emirates University
P.O Box 15551 - Al Ain
United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971-3-7135531        Mobile: +971-507308705

Fax: +971-3-7672018       Email: nalq...@uaeu.ac.ae  

Website: http://nalqirim.wix.com/nabeel-al-qirim

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[Geoffrey Hubona]

I am not aware of any such link. However, the best single (and very long) excellent tutorial, with lots of examples, data files and model files, and complete detailed descriptions is this one which will set you back a total of less than $35 USD in this country:

http://www.amazon.com/Partial-Squares-Structural-Equation-Modeling/dp/1452217440/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410254989&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=hair%2C+ringle+Primer+on+PLS+path+modeling

Best, Geoff

[kwame simpe]

Hello Prof, 

Whenever I upload a SmartPLS3 project the system tells me model upload failed. Please what am I doing wrong

[Geoffrey Hubona]

Please direct any PLS-GUI question to dean...@gmail.com

But, if I remember correctly, SmartPLS 3 models (beyond a certain version) are encrypted and so PLS-GUI does not recognize them.

Best, Geoffrey Hubona, Ph.D.​

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[Geoffrey Hubona]

Sorry, I gave you the wrong email

Dean's email (for PLS-GUI questions) is

dean....@gmail.com​

[Geoffrey Hubona]

Well, I am batting 0 this morning.......I did not mean to send this message (twice) to the pls-sem group. I meant to send it to an individual, and I will do that now.

My apologies.

Best, Geoffrey Hubona​