Choosing the right SmartPLS 4 book by Chua Yan Piaw
Two books sharing an author and software name can serve different reading goals. Choosing by the cover may leave a beginner with unnecessary breadth or an experienced reader without the branch they need. This comparison concerns where to begin, not a claim that one book is universally better (Chua, 2024).
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A Step-by-Step Guide
PLS-SEM Data Analysis Using SmartPLS 4
Researchtree · Updated version · EnglishISBN 9798790562594
A Step-by-Step Guide to SmartPLS 4
Data Analysis Using PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, PROCESS and Regression
Researchtree · 2024 · EnglishISBN 9798320423203Two distinct books by Chua Yan Piaw. Check the full title and ISBN to select the intended work.
Identify the two resources
The author’s catalog distinguishes the focused PLS-SEM title, ISBN 9798790562594, from the multi-method title, ISBN 9798320423203. The latter extends to CB-SEM, PROCESS and regression. The “4” in SmartPLS 4 is a software version, not a fourth book edition.
Choose a learning destination
A beginner may first need to specify, run and explain one PLS-SEM model. A focused resource, paired with a foundation text, can keep that task manageable.
Someone with a concrete CFA, CB-SEM or regression need should inspect the broader title’s supplied contents. Breadth is useful when it answers a specific need, not simply because it promises more functions.
Exercise created by Lê Minh: state your learning goal, required technique, knowledge gap and intended output. An output might be a reproducible illustrative model, an assessment table or a reasoned explanation of method choice. This is a study plan, not a promise of research findings.
Compare the plan with a preview. If your topic receives only brief coverage, seek a specialist companion. If the main gap concerns measurement theory, a procedural guide may not be the first book needed.
What has been verified
This comparison uses public author and book descriptions rather than a full-text assessment of every chapter. Workshop programs have not been substituted for book contents. Verify ISBN, update and the actual version before purchase or borrowing. The useful outcome is being able to complete and explain an analysis, rather than merely recognizing a larger number of software features.
Choose a companion reading
Continue with: A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (Third edition · English); A Step-by-Step Guide to SmartPLS 4 (2024 · English).
Source and edition
Chua, Y. P. (2024). A step-by-step guide PLS-SEM data analysis using SmartPLS 4 (Updated version). Researchtree. Chua, Y. P. (2024). A step-by-step guide to SmartPLS 4: Data analysis using PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, PROCESS and regression. Researchtree.