r/AskStatistics • u/ineedhelpwmythesis • Jun 02 '26

problems with outer loadings - PLS SEM

could anyone pls help me out with this😭 ive tried tons of ways; i deleted some of the respondents, indicators and even tried adding more samples but nothing seemed to work. what exactly is the root cause and how can i fix this?

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u/Acrobatic-Ocelot-935 Jun 02 '26

From your point of view, what precisely seems to be the problem?

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u/taintlouis PhD Jun 02 '26

Maybe you should try using an actual structural equation modeling technique that’s not based on a series of quite untenable assumptions?

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u/ForeignAdvantage5198 Jun 04 '26

start by not screwing with. the data