Qfactor: A Command for Q-methodology Analysis Journal Articles

abstract

• In this article, I introduce qfactor, a new command for Q-methodology analysis. Q-methodology is a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques for studying subjectivity. Its quantitative component is based on a by-person factor analysis, usually followed by a factor-rotation technique. Currently, only a handful of programs with limited capability are available for Q-methodology analysis, and none of them are in the major commercial statistical programs such as Stata, SPSS, and SAS. qfactor offers an attractive set of options, including different factor-extraction and factor-rotation techniques in Stata. The use of qfactor is illustrated using a dataset representing 40 individuals’ perceptions on marijuana legalization.

authors

• Akhtar-Danesh, Noori

status

• published 

publication date

• June 2018

has subject area

• 0104 Statistics (FoR)
• Statistics & Probability (Science Metrix)

published in

• Stata Journal  Journal

keywords

• Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences
• Mathematics
• Physical Sciences
• Q-methodology
• Science & Technology
• Social Sciences
• Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
• Statistics & Probability
• bipolar factor extraction
• by-person factor analysis
• qfactor
• st0530

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1536867x1801800209

start page

• 432

end page

• 446

volume

• 18

issue

• 2