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Date:         Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:42:12 +0100
From:         Louise Bryant 
Subject: Re: Bi-polar factors - help needed
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Thank you I'll try that=20


Dr Louise Bryant
Lecturer in the Psychology of Healthcare
University of Leeds
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
Room 1.12, Charles Thackrah Building
101 Clarendon Road,=20
Woodhouse
Leeds LS2 9LJ
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tel: 0113 343 1882
fax: 0113 343 0850

-----Original Message-----
From: Q Methodology Network [mailto:Q-METHOD  at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU] On Behalf O=
f Joy Coogan
Sent: 04 June 2009 12:32
To: Q-METHOD@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
Subject: Re: Bi-polar factors - help needed

Hi Louise

Once you have done the varimax rotation and saved the factors e.g. 1 1 2 3,=
 you then exit this part and go back to 5 (manual rotation) and then you ca=
n remove positives from one and negatives from the other.  Then you go on t=
o 7.


I hope this makes sense.

Joy



Dr Joy Coogan
Programme Leader for Extended Psychology Admissions tutor for Undergraduate=
 Psychology APEL Coordinator for Psychology PTR Book Review Editor

School of Psychology, AE3.32
University of East London
Romford Road, Stratford,
London, E15 4LZ
Tel:020 8223 4189


-----Original Message-----
From: Q Methodology Network [mailto:Q-METHOD  at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU] On Behalf O=
f Louise Bryant
Sent: 04 June 2009 12:05
To: Q-METHOD@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
Subject: Re: Bi-polar factors - help needed

Thanks Joy - I presume you then use the manual flagging option [F7] to remo=
ve the negative exemplars from the 'positive pole' factor and the positive =
exemplars from the 'negative pole' factor?

Louise=20


Dr Louise Bryant
Lecturer in the Psychology of Healthcare University of Leeds Leeds Institut=
e of Health Sciences Room 1.12, Charles Thackrah Building
101 Clarendon Road,
Woodhouse
Leeds LS2 9LJ
=20
tel: 0113 343 1882
fax: 0113 343 0850

-----Original Message-----
From: Q Methodology Network [mailto:Q-METHOD  at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU] On Behalf O=
f Joy Coogan
Sent: 04 June 2009 10:38
To: Q-METHOD@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
Subject: Re: Bi-polar factors - help needed

Hi Louise

If you use the F6 option, it allows you to save the factors in the way that=
 Stephen says as I have done it myself.  I am not sure how it works with th=
e
F5 option, as I have not manually rotated them myself.

Regards

Joy

Dr Joy Coogan
Programme Leader for Extended Psychology Admissions tutor for Undergraduate=
 Psychology APEL Coordinator for Psychology PTR Book Review Editor

School of Psychology, AE3.32
University of East London
Romford Road, Stratford,
London, E15 4LZ
Tel:020 8223 4189

-----Original Message-----
From: Q Methodology Network [mailto:Q-METHOD  at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU] On Behalf O=
f Louise Bryant
Sent: 04 June 2009 10:26
To: Q-METHOD@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
Subject: Bi-polar factors - help needed

Dear List-members

We have some data where one of the factors is bi-polar (Factor 2 has four e=
xemplars, two of which are negative loadings).

I presume from this that the factor arrays for each pole need to be calcula=
ted separately - otherwise the array won't make sense for that factor.

Having searched the archive I found that Stephen has provided a method for =
doing this last year, but I can't make this work: The method was as follows=
:

"Do this by entering the QROT option (F5) within PQMethod.  Then press F8 t=
o get out of the file, whereupon you will be prompted to designate which fa=
ctors are to be retained.  Let's assume that are three factors (1, 2, and
3) and that factor 1 is the bipolar factor.  When asked which factors to be=
 retained, enter 1 1 2 3 (with spaces between); i.e., indicate that you wil=
l to retain factor 1 twice.  Then press F9 to get out of the QROT phase.  T=
hen get right back into QROT (option F5) where you will now see that you ha=
ve four factors: 1, 2, 3, and 4, where factor 2 is now a duplicate of facto=
r 1.
Then select the factor reflection option (is it F5?) and reflect factor 2:
This will cause all factor loadings to be reversed for this factor, which w=
ill cause factor 2 now to be the reverse of factor 1.  Then go into all of =
the factors and select those Q sorts for flagging; then exit QROT (F9). "

When I have tried this using the new QROT program (i.e. when PQMehtod switc=
hes to full screen) I am asked for the number of factors, not for the facto=
r numbers. If I don't use the new QROT program it appears you can only choo=
se two factors at a time - what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Louise

Dr Louise Bryant
Lecturer in the Psychology of Healthcare University of Leeds Leeds Institut=
e of Health Sciences Room 1.12, Charles Thackrah Building
101 Clarendon Road,
Woodhouse
Leeds LS2 9LJ
=20
tel: 0113 343 1882
fax: 0113 343 0850