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.

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Explore Categorical-to-Numeric Conversion in WarpPLS

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Numeric-to-categorical conversion

The menu option “Explore categorical-numeric-categorical conversion”, available in WarpPLS starting in version 6.0, allows you to perform numeric-to-categorical conversions. In a numeric-to-categorical conversion one or more of the following are converted into a single data label variable: latent variable, standardized indicator, or unstandardized indicator. This option is useful in multi-group analyses where the investigator wants to employ more than one numeric field for grouping. For example, let us assume that the following two unstandardized indicators are available: C, with the values 1 and 0 referring to individuals from the countries of Brazil and New Zealand; and G, with the values 1 and 0 referring to females and males. By using a numeric-to-categorical conversion a researcher could create a new data label variable to conduct a multi-group analysis based on four groups: “C=1G=1”, “C=1G=0”, “C=0G=1” and “C=0G=0”.

Related YouTube video:

Explore Numeric-to-Categorical Conversion in WarpPLS

http://youtu.be/TWTC-5pqKx8