summary.QmethodRes: Q methodology: summary for class 'QmethodRes'

In aiorazabala/qmethod: Analysis of Subjective Perspectives Using Q Methodology

Q methodology: summary for class 'QmethodRes'

Description

Shows a summary of the results of Q methodology from the qmethod function: factor scores and factor characteristics.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'QmethodRes'
summary(object, ...)

Arguments

object	an object of class QmethodRes created after qmethod function.
...	any other argument for the summary function.

Value

Returns the summary of the analysis:

• Statements factor scores normalized to the values in the first row of the original dataset, and

• Factor characteristics: Average reliability coefficient, Number of loading Q-sorts, Eigenvalues, Percentage of explained variance, Composite reliability, Standard error of factor scores, Correlation coefficients between factors z-scores, Standard errors of differences

Author(s)

Aiora Zabala

References

Brown, S. R., 1980 Political subjectivity: Applications of Q methodology in political science, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

See Also

qmethod in this package

Examples

data(lipset)
results <- qmethod(lipset[[1]], nfactors = 3, rotation = "varimax")
summary(results)

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