BSkyFactorAnalysis: Factor Analysis

In BlueSkyStatistics/BlueSky: BlueSky Collection of Functions for Data Access, Analysis, and Formatting.

Factor Analysis

Description

Perform maximum-likelihood factor analysis on a covariance matrix or data matrix and generates a screeplot. Calls the function factanal in the stats package.

Usage

BSkyFactorAnalysis(
  vars,
  autoextraction = TRUE,
  factors = 1,
  rotation = "varimax",
  saveScores = FALSE,
  screeplot = FALSE,
  scores = "none",
  prefixForScores = "",
  dataset,
  excludeEnvPrefix = FALSE
)

Arguments

vars	One or more numeric variables to extract factors from.
autoextraction	Automatically determine the number factors or extract specific numbers of factors.
rotation	determine the type of rotation and takes one of the values (none, quartimax, geominT, varimax, oblimin, simplimax, promax, geominQ and bentlerQ)
saveScores	saves the factor scores in the dataset
screeplot	If TRUE generates a screeplot.
dataset	The dataset from which the 'vars' have been picked.

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