Qualitative

Question 1

Factor Analysis

Answer 1

• Loadings
• threshold >0.7
  -the observed variables strongly correlate with their respective latent variables

Question 2

Reliability

Answer 2

• Cronbach alpha
• threshold >0.7
  -high internal consistency and reliability

Question 3

Composite reliability

Answer 3

• threshold >0.7
  -high internal consistency and reliability

Question 4

Convergent Validity

Answer 4

• Average variance extracted (AVE)
• threshold>0.5
• the constructs explain more than half of the variance in their indicators

Question 5

Discriminant Validity

Answer 5

• square root of the AVE is higher than the correlations shown on the off diagonal
• therefore valid which means the constructs are distinct from once another
• HTMT < 0.85

Question 6

R squared

Answer 6

x% of the variance in the dependent variable can be explained by the independent variables and the mediating variable.
- if high = this suggests a substantial model fit, showing that the predictors together explain a large portion of the outcome

Question 7

VIF

Answer 7

• must be below the threshold 0f 5 indicating no multicollinearity among the predictors
  = the independent variables do not exhibit high correlation with each other

Question 8

Direct effects

Answer 8

-positive/negative effect
-state path coefficient, t value and p value

Question 9

Mediating effects

Answer 9

• changes only the strength of the relationship between the dependent and independent variables
  -positive/negative= beta
  -indirect effect
• state path coefficient, t value and p value

Question 10

Moderating Effects

Answer 10

• changes the strength and direction of the relationship but does not contribute
  -weak/moderate/strong +positive/negative
  -only look at beta
  -interaction effect
• state path coefficient, t value and p value