Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling in Tourism Research: A Review of Past Research and Recommendations for Future Applications

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 695-708

  do Valle, Patrícia Oom ^a   Assaker, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS SEM); SSCI; structural equation modeling (SEM); tourism research

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 84976438411     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287515569779     Document Type: Article

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