Suitability of PLS-based methods (combination of model and estimator) per research paradigm
| Method | Suitable for […] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Estimator | Realism | Instrumentalism | Pragmatism | Constructivism |
| Reflective measurement model | PLS | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| PLSc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| ordinal PLSc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| robust PLSc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| PLSe1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| PLSe2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| Composite model | PLS | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ordinal PLS | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| robust PLS | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Method | Suitable for […] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Estimator | Realism | Instrumentalism | Pragmatism | Constructivism |
| Reflective measurement model | PLS | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| PLSc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| ordinal PLSc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| robust PLSc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| PLSe1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| PLSe2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | (✓) | |
| Composite model | PLS | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ordinal PLS | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| robust PLS | (✓) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Note:
✓ = suitable, (✓) = potentially suitable, ✗ = not suitable
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