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runInterface

Q methodology: Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Description

Launch an interactive interface to run Q methodology analysis using the basic features. The interface is also [available online](https://azabala.shinyapps.io/qmethod-gui/).

Usage

runInterface()

Details

This GUI allows the user to conduct a full Q methodology analysis, choosing:

either PCA or centroid extraction method
varimax or no rotation method (for PCA and centroid) and other uncommon rotation methods (for PCA)
selecting from 2 to 7 factors/components.

The GUI conducts analysis with forced distribution and automatic flagging. See Note.

The GUI shows the full results from the analysis, and also:

Plot of z-scores
Automatically flagged Q-sorts
Information to explore how many factors to extract (including a screeplot)
Plot of z-scores

Note

This GUI has limited functionality in comparison to that through the command-line. For full functionality (such as specifying non-forced analysis, manual flagging, and much more), use the command-line directly in the R console. See, for example, a tutorial for [manual manipulation of Q-sort loadings and/or manual flagging](https://github.com/aiorazabala/qmethod/wiki/Advanced-analysis).

To run this same analysis directly in R, see the code generated in the GUI in Run the analysis directly in R.

Examples

## Only run this example in interactive R sessions
if (interactive()) {
  runInterface()
}

qmethod

Analysis of Subjective Perspectives Using Q Methodology

v1.8

GPL (>= 2)

Authors

Aiora Zabala [aut, cre] (Main author, <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8534-3325>), Maximilian Held [aut] (Author of additional data management functions), Frans Hermans [aut] (Author of centroid extraction function)

Initial release

2021-03-12