Table 4

Path significance from the bootstrap analysis of 10,000 subsamples

Path coefficients90% PBCI (paths)Significance (p < 0.005)f2
Satisfaction (2nd order) → Loyalty0.295[0.169; 0.417]Yes0.267
Tangibles → Loyalty0.026[−0.183; 0.220]No0.000
Reliability → Loyalty−0.006[−0.216; 0.228]No0.000
Responsiveness → Loyalty0.177[−0.047; 0.395]No0.008
Assurance → Loyalty0.090[−0.113; 0.315]No0.002
Empathy → Loyalty0.071[−0.088; 0.221]No0.002

Note(s): (1) PBCI: Percentile bootstrap confidence interval. Bootstrapping based on n = 10,000 subsamples. (2) A one-tailed test for a t-student distribution (PBCI 90%) is applied to evaluate the hypothesized paths

Source(s): Authors’ own creation

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