Version 3.0 of WarpPLS is coming soon, with several new features

Version 3.0 of WarpPLS is currently undergoing a battery of tests, and will be made available soon. Among the new features is the calculation of indirect and total effects, which are exemplified in this health data analysis post based on the China Study II dataset. Check this post for a comprehensive list of new features in this version.

Hands-On Workshop on WarpPLS; 6-7 January 2012; San Antonio, Texas

Two-Day Hands-On Workshop on WarpPLS: SEM Fundamentals with Linear and Nonlinear Applications

*** Registration and additional details ***

http://bit.ly/oqoG5C

or

http://scriptwarp.com/warppls/prjs/2012_WarpPLSwkshp_Jan_SanAntonio

*** Instructor ***

Ned Kock, Ph.D.
WarpPLS Developer
http://nedkock.com

*** Location and dates ***

Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, Texas
6-7 January 2012 (Fri-Sat), 8 am–5 pm

*** Workshop program at a glance ***

The main goal of this workshop is to give participants a practical understanding of how to use the software WarpPLS to conduct variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM). The workshop is very hands-on and covers linear and nonlinear applications.

Day 1 of workshop
• Overview of workshop and formation of teams
• Overview of web resources: Video clips, blog, publications, spreadsheets, and templates
• Overview of steps 1 to 5 of a complete SEM analysis
• Hands-on exercise: Steps 1 to 5 of a complete SEM analysis
• Resampling as shuffling multiple decks of cards
• Choosing the right resampling method
• Hands-on exercise: Changing the resampling method
• Choosing the right warping (i.e., nonlinear) algorithm
• Viewing plots of linear and nonlinear relationships
• Hands-on exercise: Changing the warping algorithm and viewing plots
• Charting non-standardized data
• Hands-on exercise: Charting non-standardized data
• Reading discussion: Kock (2011) – WarpPLS 2.0 User Manual

Day 2 of workshop
• Testing a mediating effect using the Baron & Kenny approach
• Hands-on exercise: Testing a mediating effect using the Baron & Kenny approach
• Testing a mediating effect using the Preacher & Hayes approach
• Hands-on exercise: Testing a mediating effect using the Preacher & Hayes approach
• Reading discussion: Kock et al. (2009) – Communication flow orientation article
• Testing a moderating effect
• Hands-on exercise: Testing a moderating effect
• Adding control variables into an analysis
• Conducting a multi-group analysis
• Conducting a full collinearity test
• Reading discussion: Zhang et al. (2010) – Organizing software testing article
• Hands-on exercise: Team project using participant’s own data
• Presentation of results from team project

New article on WarpPLS: A discussion on mediating effects, control and second order variables, and algorithm choices

A new article discussing WarpPLS is available. The article is titled “Using WarpPLS in E-Collaboration Studies: Mediating Effects, Control and Second Order Variables, and Algorithm Choices”. It has been recently published in the International Journal of e-Collaboration. See this post on the WarpPLS blog for more details and a link to a full text version of the article.

WarpPLS workshop at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in June 2011!

A WarpPLS workshop took place in June 2011 at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, one of the top universities in Brazil in its main areas of focus. The workshop was in Rio de Janeiro. FGV’s main foci are business management and public administration. The workshop participants included faculty, doctoral students, and masters’ students at FGV. See this post on the WarpPLS blog for more details and some photos.

New article on WarpPLS: A discussion on descriptive statistics, settings, and key analysis results

A new article discussing WarpPLS is available. The article is titled “Using WarpPLS in E-Collaboration Studies: Descriptive Statistics, Settings, and Key Analysis Results”. It has been recently published in the International Journal of e-Collaboration. See this post on the WarpPLS blog for more details and a link to a full text version of the article.

Two new WarpPLS workshops in April and May of 2011

PLS-SEM.com will conduct two new online workshops on WarpPLS in April and May of 2011!

For more information on these and other WarpPLS workshops please visit:

http://pls-sem.com

Version 2.0 of WarpPLS is now available!

Version 2.0 of WarpPLS is now available!

Download and install it for a free trial from:

http://warppls.com

Enjoy!