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Structural Equation Modeling and Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice
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Structural Equation Modeling and Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice

David Gefen, Detmar Straub and Marie-Claude Boudreau
Communications of the Association for Information Systems, v 4
01 Jan 2000
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https://doi.org/10.17705/1cais.00407View
Published, Version of Record (VoR)Maybe Open Access (Publisher Bronze) Open
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https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.00407View
Published, Version of Record (VoR) Open

Abstract

Covariance Guidelines Modelling Multivariate statistical analysis Regression analysis Regression models Statistical analysis
The growing interest in Structured Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques and recognition of their importance in IS research raises the need to compare and contrast the different types of SEM techniques so that research designs can be selected appropriately. After assessing the extent to which these techniques are currently being used in IS research, the article presents a running example which analyzes the same dataset via three very different statistical techniques. It then compares two classes of SEM: covariance-based SEM and partial-least-squares-based SEM. Finally, the article discusses linear regression models and suggests guidelines as to when SEM techniques and when regression techniques should be used. The article concludes with heuristics and rule of thumb thresholds to guide practice, and a discussion of the extent to which practice is in accord with these guidelines.

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