WarpPLS

Nonlinear structural equation modeling made easy

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Description

Current version: 1.0 (released 2009).

Main features:

   - Powerful new PLS-based structural equation modeling (SEM) software. 

   - Easy to use, with a step-by-step user interface guide.

   - Identifies nonlinear relationships, and estimates path coefficients accordingly.

   - Models reflective and formative variables, as well as moderating effects.

   - Calculates P values, model fit indices, and multicolinearity estimates.

 

Free trial version

WarpPLS 1.0 is available as a self-installing .exe file (155 MB). This trial version, valid for 3 months, is a full implementation of the software, not a demo version. It is being used on various platforms, the most stable of which seem to be Windows (2000, XP and 7). The self-installing .exe file is available from the following mirror sites: Southeastern USA, Northeastern USA, and Download.com.

    Once you download and run the file above, two main components are installed. The first is the MATLAB Compiler Runtime 7.10, which contains code that enables WarpPLS 1.0 to run on multiple platforms. The second component is WarpPLS 1.0, which contains the main software code plus its documentation - User Manual and help files.

    WarpPLS 1.0 was developed with MATLAB, and it needs the MATLAB Compiler Runtime 7.10 to run. This software is provided by MATLAB for free distribution. If you already have this software installed on your computer, click on one of the following mirror sites to download a smaller self-installing .exe file (4 MB) containing only the main software for WarpPLS 1.0: Southeastern USA, and Northeastern USA.

    The smaller self-installing .exe file (4 MB) will only run properly if you already have the MATLAB Compiler Runtime 7.10 installed on your computer. Please see this WarpPLS blog post for more information on the MATLAB Compiler Runtime 7.10.

 

Buy license (proceed to online store)

The following license options are available for WarpPLS 1.0:

 

- Option 1: One-Year, Individual License, Single User

    Description: One-year individual license; one single user only.

    Price: US$ 65.

 

- Option 2: One-Year, Organizational Site License, 100 Users

    Description: One-year organizational site license; maximum of 100 users.

    Price: US$ 550.

 

- Option 3: One-Year, Organizational Site License, 500 Users

    Description: One-year organizational site license; maximum of 500 users.

    Price: US$ 1,100.

 

Notes:

- Organizational site licenses covering more than 500 users are available at a 10% discount for each additional set of 500 or 100 users.

- Multi-year licenses are available at a 10% discount per additional year.

- For these, as well as other purchase options not covered by the options above, please contact us for more details.

 

YouTube videos

- SEM Analysis with WarpPLS

- Change Resampling Method in WarpPLS

- View Nonlinear Relationships in WarpPLS

- Warped Paths Become Signficant in WarpPLS

Solve Indicator Problems in WarpPLS

- Solve Colinearity Problems in WarpPLS

 

Training

- For online training sessions on WarpPLS, please contact our training partner: PLS-SEM.com.

- For customized onsite face-to-face training sessions, please contact us for more details.

 

FAQ (questions and links to answers)

What are the main features that make WarpPLS different from other SEM software, such as PLS-Graph, SmartPLS, Amos and LISREL?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/welcome-to-warppls-community.html

Where can I find a quick, 5-minute, overview of WarpPLS?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/structural-equation-modeling-made-easy.html

When I tried to install WarpPLS on Windows Vista, I received the following error message: "WarpPLS_1_0.exe - Unable To Locate Component"; how can I solve this problem?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/windows-vista-issue-with-warppls-10.html

What is the MATLAB Compiler Runtime and how can it cause installation problems?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/01/possible-installation-problems-and.html

 

Can I run WarpPLS on a Mac?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/01/warppls-running-on-mac-sure.html

 

How can I change the resampling method using in WarpPLS?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/change-resampling-method-in-warppls-10.html

How can I view nonlinear relationships in WarpPLS?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/view-nonlinear-relationships-in-warppls.html

Do warped paths always increase, and related P values decrease, in WarpPLS?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/warped-paths-become-signficant-in.html

How can I solve problems with indicators that load poorly on their latent variables, and that have high cross-loadings, in WarpPLS?

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2009/12/solve-indicators-problems-in-warppls-10.html

Why are cross-loadings so low in WarpPLS?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-are-cross-loadings-so-low-in.html

 

How can I solve latent variable colinearity problems in WarpPLS?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/01/solve-colinearity-problems-in-warppls.html

 

How are the model fit indices calculated by WarpPLS?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-are-model-fit-indices-calculated-by.html

 

How is the warping done in WarpPLS?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-is-warping-done-in-warppls-10.html

 

What are the advantages of using WarpPLS for multiple regression analysis?

 

http://warppls.blogspot.com/2010/07/using-warppls-for-multiple-regression.html