3rd Edition: A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)
On this page, you find PLS-SEM examples (i.e., data sets and "ready to import" SmartPLS projects). The projects run on SmartPLS 3 and SmartPLS 4 (please use the examples of the first PLS-SEM book edition if you use SmartPLS 2). Please cite our textbook when you use our examples in publications and presentations (Hair, J.F., Hult, G.T.M., Ringle, C.M., and Sarstedt, M. A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), 3rd Ed., Sage, Thousand Oaks, 2022) and the use of the SmartPLS software.
SmartPLS 4 Case Studies
This zip file includes the case studies of chapters 2-7, illustrating the corresponding analysis steps using the SmartPLS 4 software. The case studies make references to the original book chapters.
SmartPLS 4 Project File for the Corporate Reputation Model Example
The zip file includes the ready to import SmartPLS project. Download the zip file to your computer device (do not extract!), run SmartPLS software, and use the "Import Project from Backup File" to directly import the zip file into SmartPLS. Then, the "Corporate Reputation" project appears in your SmartPLS Project Explorer window.
SmartPLS 3 Project File for the Corporate Reputation Model Example
The zip file includes the ready to import SmartPLS project. Download the zip file to your computer device (do not extract!), run SmartPLS software, and use the "Import Project from Backup File" to directly import the zip file into SmartPLS. Then, the "Corporate Reputation" project appears in your SmartPLS Project Explorer window.
Full data set (n=344)
Full data set (n=344)
Reduced data set (n=99)