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Common method variance (CMV) continues to be an important issue for social scientists. To date, methodologists have yet to agree upon a best practice for detecting and controlling for CMV. In a recent paper, the unmeasured latent marker variable approach, a frequently employed technique, was shown to be incapable of detecting or controlling CMV in PLS analyses. Unfortunately, this was the only method to date suggested for handling CMV in PLS models. To fill this gap, we introduce a measured latent marker variable (MLMV) approach and demonstrate how it is able to both detect and correct for CMV when using Partial Least Squares.
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Chin, W.W., Thatcher, J.B., Wright, R.T., Steel, D. (2013). Controlling for Common Method Variance in PLS Analysis: The Measured Latent Marker Variable Approach. In: Abdi, H., Chin, W., Esposito Vinzi, V., Russolillo, G., Trinchera, L. (eds) New Perspectives in Partial Least Squares and Related Methods. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 56. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8283-3_16
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