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[@Alhamzah_F_Abbas]

The new technique in SmartPLS4 of testing the moderation analysis is more understandable and convenient. Thank you, prof.

[@researchwithfawad]

Pleasure. Yes, it is much easier to model moderation in PLS4

[@ninayang-tt8nu]

great video!！in my thesis, I initially found a statistically significant positive effect from the IV to DV without moderator in model. However, upon adding a moderator, this relationship became non-significant, and the moderation effect itself shows a p-value greater than 0.05. Given these findings, I am unsure whether my hypothesis that there is a positive significant relationship from IV to DV still holds true.

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for watching. You may report both.

[@2011lobito]

muy buen video explicaivo.. gracias

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks. I am glad you liked it.

[@林南宏-j3j]

Thanks so much for your effort. But my question is, when drawing a path diagram, is it necessary to draw a line from RA to OP? Can we just draw the moderating effect between RA to CC and OP? Does drawing a line from RA to OP affect the coefficient's calculation of the moderating effect?

[@researchwithfawad]

Pleasure l. I am glad you liked it. No. In SmartPLS 4, you can have just tue impact on the relationship l. No need to draw the impact from moderator to the DV in the relationship

[@mahamadoukante9463]

@Research With Fawad in case of we draw them, should they be hypothesised as well in addition to the initial moderating role hypothesis. Like this: h1: RA positively affect OP h2: RA moderates the impact of CC on OP. ? Or by stating that RA is a moderator between CC and OP, we automatically imply that RA affects OP also ? Thanks

[@researchwithfawad]

Yes you can hypothesize them as well. All this will depend on the conceptual scope of you study and its objectives. It this an objective of your study, if so, yes link moderator with the DV of moderating relationship.

[@mahamadoukante9463]

@@researchwithfawad thanks

[@richalijain3152]

Sir do we need to check the reliability and validity of the moderator variable... basically do we need to keep the moderator in the model while analysing the measurement model?

[@betterlifestyle3463]

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[@researchwithfawad]

Yes Reliability and Validity of the Moderator shall be assessed not the moderating effect.

[@inayahali9691]

Thank you much for this! I'm looking forward to know as to how I should write/report the moderation effect including the slope in paper. Please help if you can. Regards!

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks. I am glad you liked it. For Reporting Moderation Analysis, watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ7XhJ6wqatsoq8

[@inayahali9691]

@@researchwithfawad thank you, much appreciated.

[@SahooSir.tourism]

Good evening Sir, the session was really wonderful. I just have one query sir? Can we conduct moderation analysis in Smart PLS 4 by taking nominal/ categorical variables as moderators such as gender, age group, education, marital status, gender etc?

[@researchwithfawad]

Yes, you can have categorical moderators.

[@SahooSir.tourism]

@@researchwithfawad Thank You So much Sir... Thanks a lot

[@IamMomin990]

Great sir, behind the insignificant moderating effect, is there any reason? Can we modify or screen the data to get significant results?

[@researchwithfawad]

You can screen the data and see if there is any data causing insignificant results. You may do groupwise analysis and see if the results are insignificant in some groups while significant in others.

[@fenglin7864]

Professor, a reviewer suggested including the simple slope values in my results. May I know whether it is feasible to obtain these values using SmartPLS, please? Thank you so much.

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for watching. Sure, you can use slope provided by PLS Algorithm.

[@fenglin7864]

Thank you, Professor. I cited your papers in my published paper, which is in a Q1 journal. I also cited them in my ongoing papers. I would like to express my appreciation for your selfless teaching.@@researchwithfawad

[@asiyatulnabilah6126]

Hi Dr., what is the difference between the one tailed and two tailed? and when to use it in the calculation of moderation and mediation? Thank you

[@researchwithfawad]

If you know the direction of your proposed relationships, use One-Tailed. Otherwise, use Two Tailed.

[@RunaFernandes]

Sir, how do we interpret the intersection of the lines in the simple slope analysis

[@researchwithfawad]

You may refer to the videos in this play list. Moderation Analysis: kzbin.info/aero/PLb7vm6tsQ3KvxsCcD-DohZXWrDLaHY0HV

[@dayveh658]

Thank you, Dr. Is this a two-stage approach or a product indicator approach? thank you!

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for watching. It is Two Stage Approach.

[@ninsiimaracheal8838]

What is the big issue with running a one tailed or two tailed? I seem not to be understanding the difference, if any, and which one is recommended for a thesis?

[@researchwithfawad]

One tailed is used when we have a proposed direction of relationship otherwise run two tailed.

[@ninsiimaracheal8838]

Thank you 🙏

[@samantarodd12063]

from what i understand Hair et al (2022) states to input the moderators after analysing the structural model seeing as having them in the model can affect the other relationships. two questions: should the analysis of the structural model - aka VIF r2, f2, and q2 be done without the moderators present and then do a moderating analysis after the fact? also should direct relationships, mediation analysis and moderation analysis be done all together at the same time or remove moderator?

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for watching. The structural relationships shall be reported with the moderating effect in the model. The only reason to run the model without the moderator and moderating effect is to assess the contribution of the moderator/moderating effect in the relationship.

[@farahmerican]

Dr, when you run PLS Algoritm to generate R2, and F2, did you create the moderation effect? (or did you just connect the direct relationship relationship between RA and OP?). In other word do we need to create the moderation effect of RA on CC and OP when running the PLS ALGORITM as well?

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for your interest. No need to add a moderating effect for measurement model assessment.

[@betterlifestyle3463]

@ richali jain

[@mahamadoukante9463]

Salam my dear, great effort from your side to illustrate these concepts ;) I have a concern that I hope you can elucidate. Let's assume I have a moderating construct C that moderates the relation between an IV A and a DV B where the path is a negative relationship. If C negatively moderates path A-B, does that mean it increases the significance of A on B as their path is negative, or is it the contrary i.e when C negatively moderates the negative path A to B, it means that it weakens the relationship?

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks. I am glad you liked it. Negatively moderates the relationship means that it weakens the negative relationship between A and B.

[@mahamadoukante9463]

@@researchwithfawad okay. Then if C weaknesses the negative path A:B so in other term C makes the path more negative hence making it more significant negatively ? (That's where I am confused) Thanks

[@researchwithfawad]

No, it weakens the strength of negative relationship between IV and DV

[@sabraznawaz]

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[@nurzianamohdatan7148]

Hi sir. So, we don't need to use steps copy latent variable data to be used in 2nd stage ya? Meaning that, smartpls 4 can be used directly to analyze moderating effect?

[@researchwithfawad]

Yes, please

[@eimadhafeez6636]

Hello sir. Sir in case of negative relationship, t-stats should also be negative or it can be positive?

[@researchwithfawad]

It is negative. It's just that PLS doesn't add a sign.

[@flamingrugh1188]

Assalaamu 'Alaykum Doctor, I've noticed that having several moderators negatively effects the p values of all the moderators on the different variables. I have 5 moderators currently. What do I do in this situation? Should I run them one at a time and report them as such or do I report the results of when they are all actively moderating?

[@researchwithfawad]

WAS. Yes this may happen. You may run stepwise and see which moderator is causing the issue. See how was the data on that moderator and then you can run two models one with and one without that moderator and discuss the findings.

[@flamingrugh1188]

​@@researchwithfawadJazākAllahu Khairan

[@academyofresearch735]

Can we do plot/slop analysis for categorical moderating variable

[@researchwithfawad]

Please watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIO5loufdt9nl6M

[@ruqiarasoolbaba2337]

Salam Sir, can we see the interaction impact of two IVs on DV without any of IV being the moderator? Is there any method to check that?

[@researchwithfawad]

Yes, that technique is called fsQCA.

[@ruqiarasoolbaba2337]

@@researchwithfawad do you have any video on that?

[@researchwithfawad]

No not yet.

[@ruqiarasoolbaba2337]

@@researchwithfawad sir why can I not go for regression in spss to check such a relationship?

[@hameemislam753]

Fawad Sir please make video on categorical variable e.g age ,gender as moderator

[@researchwithfawad]

Please watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIO5loufdt9nl6M

[@RamakrishnaSalagrama1]

Please share the data file also through the google drive link.

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for your interest. You can download the sample file from this link researchwithfawad.com/index.php/download-research-resources/

[@林南宏-j3j]

@@researchwithfawad The downloaded file is in txt format. Can it be used for the SmartPLS analysis without any conversion? BTW, there are 60 variables in the data file, but only 59 data values for each respondent.

[@林南宏-j3j]

Sorry.... I have solved this problem.

[@manimegalairajenderan1745]

what if the case where the relationship of CC to OP is insignificant but the moderating effect is significant? is this statistically wrong?

[@researchwithfawad]

No it is not wrong because the role of the moderator is to strengthen, weaken, or altogether change the relationship of the variables.

[@manimegalairajenderan1745]

@@researchwithfawad thank you so much Prof and Team, is there any supporting journal article on this?

[@thesisandstudyhelpbyharoon1014]

How to conduct a moderation analysis when our moderator is gender or any other categorical variable

[@researchwithfawad]

Thanks for your interest. Please watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIO5loufdt9nl6M

[@mickysworld6820]

Sir my model's Moderation results show a beta value of -0.057 , T statistics 1.132 and the p value is 0.129 . How do I interpret and report it?

[@researchwithfawad]

Please watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ7XhJ6wqatsoq8