Comparison between the Conventional Partial Least Squares (Pls) and the Robust Partial Least Squares (Rpls-Sem) Through Winsorization Approach

Abstract

This study compared the performance of the partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and the robust partial least squares -structural equation modelling (RPLS-SEM) methods through Winsorisation approach The inputs and the outputs used in this model were based on the electricity generation data, derived from the Al-Zawiya Steam Power Plant, Libya. Furthermore, the researchers compared the novel RPLS-SEM approach with the traditional PLS-SEM approach and noted that the novel RPLS-SEM method was more efficient compared to PLS-SEM.

Keywords

• partial least square-path modelling (pls-sem)
• robust partial least squares (rpls-sem)
• structural equation modelling (sem)
• winsorization
• steam power plant
• smartpls3