I don't think it stands for anything. I think it was just chosen to to make a distinction from R factor analysis which was done on an R (correlation) matrix. It was a very old method of cluster analysis, first standardizing the variables then correlating cases. The factors were interpreted as clusters of cases.
Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] Social Research Consultants University Park, MD USA (301) 864-5570 Neil wrote: > This may sound like a silly question, but for those of you are > familiar with Q-Sort Analysis / Q-Methodology, (a type of Factor > Analysis), does someone know what the "Q" actually stands for? > > I have found many journal articles and websites on this analysis/ > methodology, but have not been able to find the above information in > any of my sources. A definitive reference where this information can > be found will help. > > TIA > > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
