3 DAYS E-WORKSHOP ON
SEM using SmartPLS-4 (Basic to Advance Level)
Workshop Date
Date: 10th July - 12th July, 2026
Timing: 7:30 - 9:00 pm (IST)
Registration Fee
Indian : INR 699
International : USD ($) 15
Indian Participant
OR
International Participant
About the Speaker
Dr. Hitesh Parmar
Assistant Professor
Sardar Patel University
Workshop Content
DAY 1 - Foundations & Model Building
Introduction to SEM & PLS-SEM.
Constructs & indicators (reflective vs. formative).
Measurement vs. structural model.
SmartPLS setup & data import.
Path model creation, Running PLS algorithm.
DAY 2 - Measurement Model Evaluation
Indicator reliability (outer loadings).
Internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha, CR).
Convergent validity (AVE).
Discriminant validity (Fornell-Larcker, HTMT).
Model refinement.
Path coefficients & hypothesis testing.
Bootstrapping (t-values, p-values).
R², f², Q².
DAY 3 - Mediation, Moderation Analysis
Mediation Analysis.
Moderation Analysis.
Formative model assessment (VIF, outer weights, significance).
Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis.