Impact of factor rotation on Q-methodology analysis.

ABSTRACT: The Varimax and manual rotations are commonly used for factor rotation in Q-methodology; however, their effects on the results may not be well known. In this article we investigate the impact of different factor rotation techniques in Q-methodology, specifically how the factors and their distinguishing statements might be affected. We applied three factor rotation techniques including Varimax, Equamax, and Quartimax rotations on two exemplary datasets and compared the results based on the number of Q-sorts loaded on each factor, number of distinguishing statements for each factor, and changes in the number of distinguishing statements. We also estimated the Pearson correlation between the extracted factors based on rotation techniques. This analysis shows that factors can change substantia

SUBMITTER: Akhtar-Danesh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473483 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature