In PLS-SEM, the inner model is concerned with the estimation of the loadings and the reliability and validity of the latent constructs.

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The inner model in PLS-SEM focuses on the relationships between latent variables (constructs), not on the estimation of loadings or the reliability and validity of the constructs. The estimation of loadings and assessment of reliability and validity are concerns of the outer model.

In PLS-SEM, the Inner Model Is Concerned with the Estimation