seminr (version 2.3.4)

reflective: Reflective construct measurement model specification

Description

reflective creates the reflective measurement model matrix for a specific common-factor, specifying the relevant items of the construct and assigning the relationship of reflective. By definition this construct will be estimated by PLS consistent.

Usage

reflective(construct_name, item_names)

Value

A vector of the indicators for a reflective construct.

Arguments

construct_name

of construct

item_names

returned by the multi_items or single_item functions

Details

This function conveniently maps reflectively defined measurement items to a construct and is estimated using PLS consistent.

See Also

See composite, constructs

Examples

  mobi_mm <- constructs(
    reflective("Image",        multi_items("IMAG", 1:5)),
    reflective("Expectation",  multi_items("CUEX", 1:3)),
    reflective("Quality",      multi_items("PERQ", 1:7)),
    reflective("Value",        multi_items("PERV", 1:2)),
    reflective("Satisfaction", multi_items("CUSA", 1:3)),
    reflective("Complaints",   single_item("CUSCO")),
    reflective("Loyalty",      multi_items("CUSL", 1:3))
  )