runInterface: Q methodology: Graphical User Interface (GUI)

In qmethod: Analysis of Subjective Perspectives Using Q Methodology

Q methodology: Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Description

Launch an interactive interface to run Q methodology analysis using the basic features. The interface is also [available online](https://azabala.shinyapps.io/qmethod-gui/).

Usage

runInterface()

Details

This GUI allows the user to conduct a full Q methodology analysis, choosing:

• either PCA or centroid extraction method

• varimax or no rotation method (for PCA and centroid) and other uncommon rotation methods (for PCA)

• selecting from 2 to 7 factors/components.

The GUI conducts analysis with forced distribution and automatic flagging. See Note.

The GUI shows the full results from the analysis, and also:

• Plot of z-scores

• Automatically flagged Q-sorts

• Information to explore how many factors to extract (including a screeplot)

• Plot of z-scores

Note

This GUI has limited functionality in comparison to that through the command-line. For full functionality (such as specifying non-forced analysis, manual flagging, and much more), use the command-line directly in the R console. See, for example, a tutorial for manual manipulation of Q-sort loadings and/or manual flagging.

To run this same analysis directly in R, see the code generated in the GUI in Run the analysis directly in R.

Examples

## Only run this example in interactive R sessions
if (interactive()) {
  runInterface()
}

qmethod documentation built on April 1, 2023, 12:18 a.m.