Step by step approach to analyze data to publish research papers in Top journals

• Posted on February 24, 2022
• Ateeque Shaikh
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• Marketing Research

1. Model – The first step in analyzing the data is to look at the hypothesized model.

Variables in the model are as given below

PCO – Proactive customer orientation

RCO – Responsive customer orientation

PV – Perceived value

CB – Cross buying

WOM – Word of mouth

1. Discuss the hypotheses – directionality of the hypothesis
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3. Discuss the constructs – operational definition of the constructs
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5. Discuss how the constructs were measured – scale items used to measure the construct
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7. Design of the questionnaire – Probably show a sample questionnaire
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9. Show the data and relate it back to the questionnaire and the scale items. Do the coding of the scale items if required and store it in excel sheet.
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11. Pre-requisite for understanding the analysis – Descriptive statistics, Instrument reliability and validity, correlation, factor analysis – Exploratory and confirmatory, regression.
12. 1. Let us start our analysis
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13. The first is to do reliability analysis – why this is important – entire set of variables and then construct wise. Look at the Cronbach alpha numbers
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15. Exploratory factor analysis (If you are developing scale – confirmatory factor analysis (if you are using established scales)
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17. This information is required because you need to also carry validity assessment i.e. convergent validity and discriminant validity
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19. CFA AMOS – or measurement model in IBM AMOS. This will give factory loading. From factory loading, you can calculate the scale composite reliability, Average variance extracted (AVE)
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21. Convergent validity (Factor loading, AVE, Scale composite reliability calculation), Discriminant validity (Correlation, AVE,  Fornell Larcker ratio)
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23. Infer the discriminant validity and convergent validity – Generate the tables convergent and discriminant validity tables.
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25. Structural model testing – Model fit indices and the threshold, important indices, Hypotheses testing. A single-headed arrow is used to represent a hypothesized structural relationship between one construct and another.
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27. Why residual is to be added in structural model? Ans –
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29. Output analysis of structural equation modelling
30. Chi-Square –
    • Non-significance of Chi-square value implies that there is no difference between the assumed covariance matrix and the covariance matrix of the data. This would result in ideal model fit indices.
    • If the Chi-square value is significant then we need check for model fit indices. There are various thresholds of the model fit indices
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32. Modification index was used to identify error covariance between items of within construct and between constructs. Modification indices are used to delete the items in the measurement model
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34. Then look at the significance level of different hypothesis in the model.

Further readings

What is p-value?

Why SEM is preferable to regression?