Run|Factor Analysis: Variable Data

Note: Run|Factor Analysis cannot be selected unless your job and data files are open.

All Variables

Select the variables to be used in the factor analysis and move those variables to the Selected variables list box using the Add to List option.
Variables defined in the Glossary using the DECLARE instruction are included in the Variable List if the Use glossary transformations option is enabled.
Variables defined in the Glossary using the DEFINE instruction with simple logic, (for example, DEFINE NEW_VAR = 1/75) are included in the Variable List if the Use glossary transformations option is enabled.
Use the Remove from List option to remove variables from the Selected Variables list box.

Find a variable

Allows you to enter search criteria to locate a specific variable. This is especially useful when there are many variables in your job file and you want to quickly locate a specific variable.

Find Next

Allows you to find the next variable that matches the previously entered search criteria. This is especially useful when there are multiple variables in your job file with similar variable names.

Blank/out-of-range responses

Select either Compute with mean fill or Compute without mean fill.

Range

Enter the Minimum value and Maximum value range for each selected variable.

Reverse scale

Reverses the order of values in a range that is displayed. For example, the value 1 would display as a 5 if the value range of 1-5 was entered and the Reverse scale option was selected.

Show variable label in report

Displays the variable label on the factor analysis report.

Use glossary transformations

Applies glossary transformations prior to the calculation of the factor analysis. Use glossary transformation is the default.
If you are adding length and defining new variables in the glossary, the length and new variables are not written to the data file from Factor Analysis.

Write factor scores to data file

Saves the factor scores calculated by the factor analysis and writes them to the end of the specified output data file.

Write factor groups to data file

Saves the factor groups calculated by the factor analysis and writes them to the end of the specified output data file.

Create secondary factor groups

WinCross uses the highest factor score to determine which factor group is the best fit. On occasion, the highest factor score and the second highest factor score can be very similar. When the Create secondary factor groups option is selected, WinCross determines if the respondent should be assigned to a secondary factor group.

Minimum Eigenvalue criterion

Enter a value for Minimum Eigenvalue criterion if desired. The default value for this field is 1.0000.

Maximum number of factor groups

Enter a value for the Maximum number of factor groups to be considered in this factor analysis. The default is 99.

Run Filter

You can enter a Filter Title (optional) and/or Filter Logic to be applied to your factor analysis.
Select Write all cases to file to write all records to the data file but only assign factor scores and/or factor groups to those records matching the filter criteria.
Only those records that meet the filter criteria will be written to the output data file (if specified).
The Run Filter is active check box can be used to remove the Run Filter without removing the Filter Title and Filter Logic that was previously entered. This allows you to reuse the Filter Title and Filter Logic if desired.

Report properties

Select Report properties to display the factor analysis Report Properties dialog box. Following is a list of items that can be included in the factor analysis output data file:

Means and Standard deviations (selected default)
Correlation coefficients
Eigenvalues and cumulative proportion of total variance (selected default)
Factor matrix
Number of factors rotated and number of iteration cycles (selected default)
Rotated factor matrix
Sorted factor loadings
Rotated factor matrix – summary (selected default)
Distribution of factor groups (selected default)
Component score coefficient matrix

Run

When you run or save your factor analysis, a new file, jobname.fac, will be created. This file is linked to your WinCross job file and contains all of your factor analysis specifications.

When Write factor scores to data file or Write factor groups to data file is selected, selecting Run will display the Save Data As dialog box where you will enter your file name, file type and the number of cases to write to the output data file:

Drive/Directory

Select the file path where you would like to save your new data file with the factor analysis scores and groups.

File(s)

If you would like to save your file to a filename that currently exists and is displayed in the File(s) list, highlight the filename from the File(s) list.

Output file

Enter a name for your output data file or select an existing file from the File(s) list.
You can save to the open data file.
You will be prompted with a message explaining that the original data file will be backed up with a *.bak# extension added (with # = to a number, for example, example.sav.bak1 is the first backup file created for the original data file of example.sav).
The newly saved data file will automatically reopen in WinCross.
You have the option of continuing by selecting Yes or cancelling the save by selecting No.

Save file as type

Select the file type for your output data file.
The output data file must be the same type as the input data file.

Cases to write

Enter the number of cases that you would like to write to the output data file.

When Run is selected on the Run Factor Analysis dialog, the Factor Analysis report becomes the active dialog. You can print this report by selecting File|Print|Print Report or you can save the report using File|Save|Save Report or File|Save|Save Report As. The Factor Analysis report can be saved as a Plain Text Report (*.rpt), Microsoft Word/Rich Text Format (*.rtf) report or as a Microsoft Excel 1997-2003 (*.xls) or Microsoft Excel 2007-2013 (*.xlsx) report.

Save

Saves the factor analysis specifications as jobname.fac to the folder where the open job file currently resides.

Load

Use Load to open a factor analysis specifications file (*.fac) choosing a different file name from the folder where the open job currently resides or a different folder/file path from where the open job file currently resides.

Save As

Allows you to save the factor analysis specifications to a file name (*.fac) and location of your choosing.

Cancel

Use Cancel to exit the Run Factor Analysis dialog. You will be prompted to save any changes made to the Run Factor Analysis dialog.

Restore Defaults

Resets all factor analysis settings to the WinCross defaults.