Model estimates for different configurations of the ECSI model
| Path relationship | PLS-SEM with cusl2 | Equal weights with cusl2 | PLS-SEM without cusl2 | Equal weights without cusl2 | PLS-SEM with random indicators* | Equal weights with random indicators* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints → loyalty | 0.067 | 0.088 | 0.058 | 0.054 | 0.064 | 0.179 |
| Expectation → quality | 0.557 | 0.553 | 0.557 | 0.553 | 0.557 | 0.553 |
| Expectation → satisfaction | 0.063 | 0.076 | 0.063 | 0.076 | 0.061 | 0.078 |
| Expectation → value | 0.050 | 0.062 | 0.050 | 0.062 | 0.050 | 0.062 |
| Image → expectation | 0.505 | 0.508 | 0.505 | 0.508 | 0.505 | 0.508 |
| Image → loyalty | 0.196 | 0.189 | 0.195 | 0.206 | 0.194 | 0.354 |
| Image → satisfaction | 0.179 | 0.172 | 0.179 | 0.172 | 0.179 | 0.141 |
| Quality → satisfaction | 0.512 | 0.513 | 0.512 | 0.513 | 0.510 | 0.392 |
| Quality → value | 0.558 | 0.538 | 0.558 | 0.538 | 0.558 | 0.538 |
| Satisfaction → complaints | 0.528 | 0.519 | 0.528 | 0.519 | 0.530 | 0.318 |
| Satisfaction → loyalty | 0.485 | 0.406 | 0.489 | 0.464 | 0.489 | 0.133 |
| Value → satisfaction | 0.195 | 0.187 | 0.195 | 0.187 | 0.198 | 0.096 |
| R2 (loyalty) | 0.457 | 0.365 | 0.454 | 0.427 | 0.458 | 0.299 |
| Path relationship | PLS-SEM with | Equal weights with | PLS-SEM without | Equal weights without | PLS-SEM with random indicators* | Equal weights with random indicators* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints → loyalty | 0.067 | 0.088 | 0.058 | 0.054 | 0.064 | 0.179 |
| Expectation → quality | 0.557 | 0.553 | 0.557 | 0.553 | 0.557 | 0.553 |
| Expectation → satisfaction | 0.063 | 0.076 | 0.063 | 0.076 | 0.061 | 0.078 |
| Expectation → value | 0.050 | 0.062 | 0.050 | 0.062 | 0.050 | 0.062 |
| Image → expectation | 0.505 | 0.508 | 0.505 | 0.508 | 0.505 | 0.508 |
| Image → loyalty | 0.196 | 0.189 | 0.195 | 0.206 | 0.194 | 0.354 |
| Image → satisfaction | 0.179 | 0.172 | 0.179 | 0.172 | 0.179 | 0.141 |
| Quality → satisfaction | 0.512 | 0.513 | 0.512 | 0.513 | 0.510 | 0.392 |
| Quality → value | 0.558 | 0.538 | 0.558 | 0.538 | 0.558 | 0.538 |
| Satisfaction → complaints | 0.528 | 0.519 | 0.528 | 0.519 | 0.530 | 0.318 |
| Satisfaction → loyalty | 0.485 | 0.406 | 0.489 | 0.464 | 0.489 | 0.133 |
| Value → satisfaction | 0.195 | 0.187 | 0.195 | 0.187 | 0.198 | 0.096 |
| R2 (loyalty) | 0.457 | 0.365 | 0.454 | 0.427 | 0.458 | 0.299 |
Notes:
The grey shaded rows highlight relationships with Loyalty that demonstrate particularly strong variations across different model estimations. *This demonstration assigns three additional randomly generated indicators to the Satisfaction construct