{"id":3267,"date":"2021-08-26T09:58:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T09:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/?page_id=3267"},"modified":"2021-09-11T05:34:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T05:34:48","slug":"categorical-predictor-variable-using-smart-pls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/researchwithfawad.com\/index.php\/lp-courses\/basic-and-advance-data-analysis-using-smart-pls\/categorical-predictor-variable-using-smart-pls\/","title":{"rendered":"Categorical Predictor Variable using SMART-PLS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sometimes scholar(s) may need to include categorical predictor variables in their model. It is important to note that the categorical variables cannot be directly added to the model. Since the categories are represented by numbers and increase or decrease in the numbers do not depict an increase or decrease in the endogenous variable, the categories in the variable will have to be transformed. Here are the steps that one should follow when using categorical variables in SMART-PLS<\/p>