QFACTOR: Stata module to perform Q-analysis on Q-sorts using different factor extraction and factor rotation techniques

Noori Akhtar-Danesh ()
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Noori Akhtar-Danesh: McMaster University

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: qfactor performs factor analysis on Q-sorts. The command produces principal factor, iterated principal factor, principal-component factor, and maximum-likelihood factor analyses. qfactor displays the eigenvalues of the correlation matrix, the factor loadings, and the uniqueness of the variables.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 12
Keywords: factor analysis; principal components; Q-sort (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03-30, Revised 2021-05-26
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install qfactor". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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