In sci.stat.consult Art Kendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: 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.
Actually it refers to the item scaling, sorting items into categories. here is
an example
Q Sort Representing Surgeon's Care
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4
----------------------------------
1 3 10 4 5 2 11 6 20
9 21 13 18 7 14 12 8 24
22 23 15 17 19
16
: 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
: >
: >
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