lipset

Dataset about The Value Patterns of Democracy based on Lipset (1963) to illustrate the <pkg>qmethod</pkg> package.

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Analysis of Q methodology, used to identify distinct perspectives existing within a group. This methodology is used across social, health and environmental sciences to understand diversity of attitudes, discourses, or decision-making styles (for more information, see http://qmethod.org).
  A single function runs the full analysis. Each step can be run separately using the corresponding functions: for automatic flagging of Q-sorts (manual flagging is optional), for statement scores, for distinguishing and consensus statements, and for general characteristics of the factors.
  Additional functions are available to import and export data, to print and plot, to import raw data from individual *.CSV files, and to make printable cards.
  The package uses principal components and it allows manual or automatic flagging, a number of mathematical methods for rotation, and a number of correlation coefficients for the initial correlation matrix.
  See further details in the package documentation, and in the webpages below, which include a cookbook, guidelines for more advanced analysis (how to perform manual flagging or change the sign of factors), data management, and a beta graphical user interface for online and offline use.

Aiora Zabala

qmethod

Analysis of Subjective Perspectives Using Q Methodology

lipset function

A list with two objects. A data frame with 9 Q sorts sorting 33 statements and a data frame with the text corresponding to the statements.

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Brown, S. R., 1980. Political subjectivity: Applications of Q methodology in political science, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.Lipset, S. M., 1963. The value patterns of democracy: A case study in comparative analysis. American Sociological Review, 28, 515-531.

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lipset: Lipset (1963) Q methodology dataset

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