an.parallel: Parallel Analysis

In IRTpp: Estimating IRT Parameters using the IRT Methodology

Description

performs Horn's parallel analysis for a principal component.

Usage

an.parallel(x = NA, iterations = 0, centile = 0, seed = 0, mat = NA,
  n = NA)

Arguments

x	a matrix or a Dataframe that holds the test response data
iterations	a number indicating the amount of iterations that representing the number of random data sets to be produced in the analysis.
centile	a number between 1 and 99 indicating the centile used in estimating bias.
seed	specifies that the random number is to be seeded with the supplied integer.
mat	specifies that the procedure use the provided correlation matrix rather than supplying a data matrix through x. The n argument must also be supplied when mat is used.
n	the number of observations. Required when the correlation matrix is supplied with the mat option.

Details

Is a implementation of Horn's (1965) tecnique for evaluating the components retained in a principle component analysis (PCA). This procedure is a adaptation of the function paran of Package Paran.

Value

Retained Components a scalar integer representing the number of components retained.

Adjusted eigenvalues a vector of the estimated eigenvalues adjusted.

Unadjusted eigenvalues a vector of the eigenvalues of the observed data from either an unrotated principal component analysis.

Bias a vector of the estimated bias of the unadjusted eigenvalues

References

John L. Horn (1965). A rationale and test for the number of factors in factor analysis. Psychometrika, Volume 30, Number 2, Page 179.

Dinno A. 2009. Exploring the Sensitivity of Horn's Parallel Analysis to the Distributional Form of Simulated Data. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 44(3): 362-388

Examples

data <- simulateTest(model="2PL",items=10,individuals=1000) 
an.parallel(data$test, iterations = 100, centile = 99, seed = 12)

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