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. 2022 Oct 6:1–26. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s11301-022-00299-0

Table 4.

Data analysis technique used in KM in SMEs research

Data analysis technique Number %
Cluster analysis 2 1.3
Confirmatory factor analysis 1 0.6
Content analysis 6 3.8
Correlation analysis 9 5.7
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) 2 1.3
Descriptive analysis 11 7.0
Elliptically reweighted least square 1 0.6
Factor analysis 5 3.2
Partial least square 4 2.6
Information-content analysis 1 0.6
Least square method 1 0.6
Machine learning technique 1 0.6
Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) 1 0.6
Multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) 1 0.6
Path analysis 1 0.6
Regression 20 13.0
Structural equation modelling (SEM) 36 23.0
Covariance-based SEM (CBSEM) 3 1.9
Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) 22 14.0
Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) 2 1.3
Thematic analysis 25 15.9
Chi-square 1 0.6
T-test 1 0.6
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