PLS-SEM-power: A Shiny App and R package for Computing Required Sample Size and Minimum Detectable Effect Size in PLS-SEMs
Abstract
Despite its evanescent nature, statistical power is crucial for planning Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) studies. This brief paper introduces PLS-SEM-power, a Shiny Application and R package that implements the inverse square root method by Kock and Hadaya (2018) to calculate both the minimum required sample size (a priori analysis) and the Minimum Detectable Effect Size (MDES, sensitivity analysis), given a chosen significance level (alpha level) at 80% power (1 - beta). The application provides an intuitive user interface, facilitating reproducible and easily accessible analyses in diverse research contexts.
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@article{arxiv.2511.14546,
title = {PLS-SEM-power: A Shiny App and R package for Computing Required Sample Size and Minimum Detectable Effect Size in PLS-SEMs},
author = {Alessandro Ansani and Elena Rinallo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.14546},
year = {2025}
}
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for the associated Shiny App, see https://aleansani.shinyapps.io/pls-sem-power for the user guide and code, see https://github.com/AleAnsani/plssempower