User Guide
The complete walkthrough for OpenPLS.
A print-ready reference covering every feature of the cloud app, from the first project to advanced statistics. 76 pages, 13 chapters, all screenshots from a live app.
What is inside
- 1
What is PLS-SEM?
Latent constructs, measurement + structural model, iteration + bootstrap.
- 2
Getting started
Signup, projects, cloning a scientific example.
- 3
Datasets
CSV / XLSX / SPSS / Stata upload, missing-code sentinels, re-parse.
- 4
Building a model
Visual editor, form view, versions, live compute.
- 5
Computing and reading results
GoF, SRMR, paths, HTMT, reliability, VIF, effect sizes.
- 6
Advanced methods
Bootstrap, MGA, MICOM, Moderation, IPMA, PLSpredict, CVPAT, FIMIX, HOC, PLSc, Copula, CMB, Nomological.
- 7
Exports
PDF, XLSX, Report JSON, LaTeX snippets, reproducibility.
- 8
Collaboration
Team, roles, invitations, activity log, comments.
- 9
Settings and language
Project settings, 8-language UI, account, theme.
- 10
Help and further reading
In-app help, engine, support, citing OpenPLS.
- 11
The AI Companion
Chat, hints, model designer, method selection, report drafting, reviewer defense.
- 12
Public surveys
Build a questionnaire, publish to a public URL, collect responses, import as dataset.
- 13
Appendix
Glossary, keyboard shortcuts, references.
Ready to dive in?
The PDF is self-contained: screenshots, tables, and citations. Print a copy for your desk or keep the file next to your project.
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