Hi Rob:

The closest that you can get to factor analysis using point and click method is the pricipal component analysis contained in the mulvariate analysis option of SAS/ASSIST. But one has to know the difference between factor analysis and component analysis. Also, you can't choose the rotation method (promax, varimax) and extraction method (ML, PRIN).

It would be safe and better doing it by coding the program directly to the program editor window. An excellent book for doing factor analysis is that one written by Larry Hatcher entitled, 'A Step-by-Step Approach to Using Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling'. It is published by SAS under the Book-By-Users program.

'Hope this helps. Rey Santos

On 30 Sep 99 19:05:52 GMT, bowell@NBCS.RUTGERS.EDU (Robert Andrew Bowell Jr.) wrote:

>> I'm used to using SAS programming language to do everything, >> but does anyone know how, in SAS 6.12 for windows, you acn perform a >> factor analysis on data using the point-and-click methods? I can't >> seem to find very much on it in the documentation. > > A bit more information, here's what the person is looking to do: > >We're not entirely sure what factor analyses we'll be doing, but most >likely exploratory factor analysis using principle axes and promax >rotation, and maybe some confirmatory factor analysis. > > Y'obt., > Rob Bowell >------------------------------------------------- >Programmer/Analyst, RUCS User Services Group >Hill Center, Room 209 >Phone: 732-445-0481/Fax: 732-445-5539 >-------------------------------------------------