QuickPLS 
Build on a sample project
Open an example to explore its data, model and saved results. Make a working copy before adapting it to your study.
Browse practice projects ↗QuickPLS Pro · Research software
PLS-SEM, fsQCA and more for your research
QuickPLS Pro brings 41 calculation methods into one desktop application, including PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, fsQCA, NCA and regression.
You can start with your own data or open a sample project to see how an analysis works. The tutorials explain the setup and results, with examples you can follow for your own research.
Keep your data, model and saved results in one project, ready to revisit when you write or revise your paper.
1 / 8Mediation model
Methods
41 methods. Find the one your study needs.
Browse by purpose or search for a method. Each guide covers the data, app steps and interpretation.
41 methods
PLS-SEM and component models
7Estimate relationships between constructs and their indicators.
CFA and covariance-based SEM
6Test factor structures and covariance-based models.
Model checks and interpretation
8Examine measurement quality, model fit and interpretation.
Effects, mediation and endogeneity
4Study mediation, moderation and nonlinear relationships.
Inference and sample planning
5Assess uncertainty and plan the sample for your study.
Group comparison and segmentation
4Compare groups and investigate differences within a sample.
Prediction and model selection
3Compare models and assess predictions for new cases.
Set analysis and observed-data methods
4Analyse configurations, necessary conditions and observed variables.
No methods match your search. Try another term or clear the filters.
Further fsQCA and QCA tools 16 guides
- Studies and named specifications
- Truth tables
- Solutions and case investigation
- Outcome presence and absence
- Robustness studies
- Research reports
- Counterfactual reasoning
- Compound necessity
- Advanced calibration
- Multi-value QCA
- Temporal QCA
- Panel set-fit diagnostics
- Multiple-outcome studies
- Coincidence Analysis
- Exact binomial checks
- Expanded fsQCA
Qualitative comparative analysis
fsQCA: examine combinations of conditions
The same outcome can occur under different combinations of conditions. fsQCA helps you examine those combinations and identify the cases that support each pathway.
- Calibrate your data. Set membership thresholds and inspect the calibration curves.
- Build and examine the truth table. Review case counts, consistency and contradictory rows before choosing your cut-offs.
- Compare the solutions. Read pathway consistency and coverage, then check the cases behind the result.
Analyse the outcome and its absence separately. You can also compare alternative thresholds in a robustness study to see which findings hold up.
QuickPLS and SmartPLS
Matching results for the same data and model
We tested QuickPLS and SmartPLS using the same dataset, model and calculation settings. All the results we compared matched to three decimal places.
The table shows three examples: a relationship between constructs, the variance explained in an outcome, and an indicator loading. Read across each row to compare the two applications.
See all results and repeat the comparison ↗| What we compared | QuickPLS | SmartPLS |
|---|---|---|
| Path coefficientCustomer satisfaction → Customer loyalty | 0.505 | 0.505 |
| Explained variance (R²)Customer loyalty | 0.562 | 0.562 |
| Indicator loadingCompetence: comp_1 | 0.824 | 0.824 |
Research workflow
From model specification to reporting
Check the measurement model
Read loadings, reliability, AVE and HTMT together. The guides explain what each table tells you and which results deserve a closer look.
Understand measurement results ↗Export the results you need
Export the tables from a saved analysis and keep the project for reporting and revision.
Follow the complete workflow ↗Paper tutorials
Methods used in published research
Learn to apply a published study’s type of analysis in QuickPLS. Follow the app steps, practise with supplied data and work through the results.
Recent paper · Leadership and environmental performance
Leadership and environmental performance: an fsQCA walkthrough in QuickPLS
Follow the fsQCA approach used in a published leadership study. Import the practice data into QuickPLS, calibrate six conditions, build a truth table and interpret the resulting combinations.
fsQCA
Practice data · Calculated answers
Based on Leading With Contrast: How CEO Narcissism and Humility Shape Environmental PerformanceDiletta Vianello et al. · 2025Business Strategy and the Environment · ABDC A
Recent paper · Energy-sector capabilities
Energy-sector capabilities: mediation and necessary conditions
Trace an indirect relationship through two mediators, then run a separate NCA exercise. Compare what the two analyses tell you about the same business question.
Regression · Mediation · NCA
Practice data · Calculated answers
Based on From Capabilities to Competitive Greening: Managerial Commitment and Green Shared Vision as Serial Mediators in Energy-Sector SMEsAnna Chwiłkowska-Kubala et al. · 2026Business Strategy and the Environment · ABDC A
Recent paper · Destination branding
Destination brand image: a PLS-SEM tutorial
Build a model of familiarity, destination image and brand relationships. Check the indicators and compare direct and indirect effects using the practice answers.
PLS-SEM · Mediation
Practice data · Calculated answers
Based on Unpacking Destination Brand Equity: The Influence of Brand Familiarity and Perceived Quality Through Brand ImageInggang Perwangsa Nuralam et al. · 2025International Journal of Tourism Research · ABDC A
Get started
Getting started
Inspect a saved example or follow the first-study guide to build a model from practice data.