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ERIC Number: EJ262595
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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A Q-Analysis for Nominal Data.
Vegelius, Jan
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n1 p105-11 Spr 1982
The possibility of using a Q-analysis also for nominal data is discussed, using the J-index as a measure of similarity between persons. An example is given when ten persons sorted 16 playing cards into as many groups as they wished. A Q-analysis of these data gave a natural two-dimensional structure. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Factor Analysis, Mathematical Models, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: J Coefficient; Q Analysis