qmethod (version 1.0)

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

Description

Shows a summary of the results of Q methodology from the qmethod function: final 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

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, nfactors=3, nstat=33, 
           nqsorts=9, rotation="varimax")
summary(results)