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Discriminant validity (HTMT)

HTMT and Fornell–Larcker check that constructs are distinct.

How to

  1. 1Open Results after Estimate.
  2. 2Select the HTMT table in the outline. Ratios above the threshold (0.90 liberal, 0.85 conservative) are flagged.
  3. 3Bootstrap to get HTMT confidence intervals.

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