Citing AnalyVa (the software)
Cite the software any time you use it to produce results in a paper, thesis, dissertation, poster, or report. If you also relied on benchmark evidence from one of the validation studies, cite that study in addition (see below).
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Bouzar, A., & El Idrissi, K. (2026). AnalyVa (Version 4.2.2) [Computer software]. https://analyva.com
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. AnalyVa. Version 4.2.2, 2026, analyva.com.
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. 2026. AnalyVa (version 4.2.2). https://analyva.com.
@software{bouzar_elidrissi_analyva_2026,
author = {Bouzar, Abdelouahd and El Idrissi, Khaoula},
title = {{AnalyVa}},
year = {2026},
version = {4.2.2},
url = {https://analyva.com}
}
TY - COMP AU - Bouzar, Abdelouahd AU - El Idrissi, Khaoula TI - AnalyVa PY - 2026 ET - 4.2.2 UR - https://analyva.com ER -
Citing the validation studies
If you rely on the benchmark results (for example, to justify the choice of software in a methods section), cite the relevant study by its Zenodo DOI. All four are open access and immediately citable. Both authors — Abdelouahd Bouzar (ORCID 0000-0002-6918-7817) and Khaoula El Idrissi (ORCID 0000-0001-8768-1889) — should appear in every citation to the papers.
Study 1 — General statistics vs R 4.4.0 + NIST StRD
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Bouzar, A., & El Idrissi, K. (2026). Validation of the AnalyVa general statistical analysis engine: A nine-study benchmarking programme against R and NIST. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21536912
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. "Validation of the AnalyVa General Statistical Analysis Engine: A Nine-Study Benchmarking Programme Against R and NIST." Zenodo, 2026, doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21536912.
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. 2026. "Validation of the AnalyVa General Statistical Analysis Engine: A Nine-Study Benchmarking Programme Against R and NIST." Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21536912.
@misc{bouzar_elidrissi_study1_2026,
author = {Bouzar, Abdelouahd and El Idrissi, Khaoula},
title = {Validation of the {AnalyVa} General Statistical Analysis Engine: A Nine-Study Benchmarking Programme Against {R} and {NIST}},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21536912},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21536912}
}
TY - GEN AU - Bouzar, Abdelouahd AU - El Idrissi, Khaoula TI - Validation of the AnalyVa General Statistical Analysis Engine: A Nine-Study Benchmarking Programme Against R and NIST PY - 2026 PB - Zenodo DO - 10.5281/zenodo.21536912 UR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21536912 ER -
Study 2 — PLS-SEM vs SmartPLS 4 (corporate reputation)
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Bouzar, A., & El Idrissi, K. (2026). Numerical validation of AnalyVa's PLS-SEM engine against SmartPLS 4: Simple moderation, extended moderation, and multiple interaction models. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. "Numerical Validation of AnalyVa's PLS-SEM Engine Against SmartPLS 4: Simple Moderation, Extended Moderation, and Multiple Interaction Models." Preprints.org, 2026, doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1.
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. 2026. "Numerical Validation of AnalyVa's PLS-SEM Engine Against SmartPLS 4: Simple Moderation, Extended Moderation, and Multiple Interaction Models." Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1.
@misc{bouzar_elidrissi_study2_2026,
author = {Bouzar, Abdelouahd and El Idrissi, Khaoula},
title = {Numerical Validation of {AnalyVa}'s {PLS-SEM} Engine Against {SmartPLS} 4: Simple Moderation, Extended Moderation, and Multiple Interaction Models},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Preprints.org},
doi = {10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1}
}
TY - GEN AU - Bouzar, Abdelouahd AU - El Idrissi, Khaoula TI - Numerical Validation of AnalyVa's PLS-SEM Engine Against SmartPLS 4: Simple Moderation, Extended Moderation, and Multiple Interaction Models PY - 2026 PB - Preprints.org DO - 10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1 UR - https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1934.v1 ER -
Study 3 — CB-SEM (Wheaton) & PLS-SEM (burnout)
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Bouzar, A., & El Idrissi, K. (2026). Numerical validation of the AnalyVa SEM estimation engine: A two-study benchmarking program against SmartPLS. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. "Numerical Validation of the AnalyVa SEM Estimation Engine: A Two-Study Benchmarking Program Against SmartPLS." Preprints.org, 2026, doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1.
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. 2026. "Numerical Validation of the AnalyVa SEM Estimation Engine: A Two-Study Benchmarking Program Against SmartPLS." Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1.
@misc{bouzar_elidrissi_study3_2026,
author = {Bouzar, Abdelouahd and El Idrissi, Khaoula},
title = {Numerical Validation of the {AnalyVa} {SEM} Estimation Engine: A Two-Study Benchmarking Program Against {SmartPLS}},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Preprints.org},
doi = {10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1}
}
TY - GEN AU - Bouzar, Abdelouahd AU - El Idrissi, Khaoula TI - Numerical Validation of the AnalyVa SEM Estimation Engine: A Two-Study Benchmarking Program Against SmartPLS PY - 2026 PB - Preprints.org DO - 10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1 UR - https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1900.v1 ER -
Study 4 — CFA, MGA, latent growth, endogeneity
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Bouzar, A., & El Idrissi, K. (2026). Validating AnalyVa against SmartPLS 4: A benchmark of CB-SEM factor analysis, latent growth curve modelling, and Gaussian copula analysis. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21537354
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. "Validating AnalyVa Against SmartPLS 4: A Benchmark of CB-SEM Factor Analysis, Latent Growth Curve Modelling, and Gaussian Copula Analysis." Zenodo, 2026, doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21537354.
Bouzar, Abdelouahd, and Khaoula El Idrissi. 2026. "Validating AnalyVa Against SmartPLS 4: A Benchmark of CB-SEM Factor Analysis, Latent Growth Curve Modelling, and Gaussian Copula Analysis." Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21537354.
@misc{bouzar_elidrissi_study4_2026,
author = {Bouzar, Abdelouahd and El Idrissi, Khaoula},
title = {Validating {AnalyVa} Against {SmartPLS} 4: A Benchmark of {CB-SEM} Factor Analysis, Latent Growth Curve Modelling, and {Gaussian} Copula Analysis},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.21537354},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21537354}
}
TY - GEN AU - Bouzar, Abdelouahd AU - El Idrissi, Khaoula TI - Validating AnalyVa Against SmartPLS 4: A Benchmark of CB-SEM Factor Analysis, Latent Growth Curve Modelling, and Gaussian Copula Analysis PY - 2026 PB - Zenodo DO - 10.5281/zenodo.21537354 UR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21537354 ER -
Example methods paragraph
A short template you can adapt for a manuscript methods section:
All statistical analyses were performed in AnalyVa (version 4.2.2; Bouzar & El Idrissi, 2026), an integrated desktop platform combining PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, and general statistics. The software has been benchmarked against R 4.4.0 on the 31 NIST StRD certified datasets (Bouzar & El Idrissi, 2026a) and against SmartPLS 4 on the corporate reputation model (Bouzar & El Idrissi, 2026b).