Categorical-to-numeric conversion

The menu option “Explore categorical-numeric-categorical conversion”, available in WarpPLS starting in version 6.0, allows you to perform categorical-to-numeric conversions. In a categorical-to-numeric conversion a user can convert a categorical variable, stored as a data label variable, into a numeric variable that is added to the dataset as a new standardized indicator. This new variable can then be used as a new indicator of an existing latent variable, or as a new latent variable with only one-indicator. Three categorical-to-numeric conversion modes, to be used under different circumstances, are available: anchor-factorial with fixed variation, anchor-factorial with variation diffusion, and anchor-factorial with variation sharing.

Related YouTube video:

Explore Categorical-to-Numeric Conversion in WarpPLS

http://youtu.be/XsytZqX7DBc