Date:         Mon, 16 Jun 1997 18:30:07 GMT
Reply-To:     David Nichols <nichols@SPSS.COM>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         David Nichols <nichols@SPSS.COM>
Organization: SPSS, Inc.
Subject:      Re: matrix commands for factor analysis?

In article <Pine.SOL.3.93.970615140616.28494A-100000@flash.lakeheadu.ca>,
Brian O'Connor - Psych <boconno2@flash.Lakeheadu.Ca> wrote:
>Does anyone have, or know where I can find, SPSS MATRIX
>commands for principal components or factor analysis
>and for rotations (esp. varimax)?  I am running
>a series of analyses in MATRIX - END MATRIX and would
>like to run factor analyses etc. without exiting this
>environment.  Thanks a lot.
>
>
>Brian O'Connor
>Department of Psychology
>Lakehead University
>955 Oliver Road
>Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
>P7B 5E1
>
>(807) 343-8322
>fax: 807-346-7734
>
>e-mail: brian.oconnor@lakeheadu.ca
 
I've not seen anyone's syntax for doing this, though it's
certainly doable (but a lot of work for factor methods and
rotations). The PC stuff is easy, but the factor analysis
methods and rotations are often iterative, so they're a
lot more work. I do have syntax that does most of what gets
done for image analysis in SPSS FACTOR, which I'll be glad
to email you, but again, there's no rotation stuff there.
 
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