How "small" can the sample size be for running pls -sem ?

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Emre Sezgin

Hello

Normally i suggest you to read Hair's papers and book, but for quick notes you may take a look at the paper i attached. It would be helpful in your research.

Article Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) ...

Han Ping Fung

How "small" can the sample size be for running pls -sem ?

You can refer to my answer for a similar question asked in this RG link.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_minimum_sample_acceptable_for_structural_equation_modelling_using_smartPLS/1

Avinash Shivdas

Thank you for the responses