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nFactors

Parallel Analysis and Other Non Graphical Solutions to the Cattell Scree Test

v2.4.1.2 · Jun 19, 2025 · GPL-3
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Indices, heuristics, simulations and strategies to help determine the number of factors/components to retain in exploratory factor analysis and principal component analysis.

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examples

Running massageExamples to create ‘nFactors-Ex.R’ failed
Error in file(out, "wt") : cannot open the connection
Calls: <Anonymous> -> Rd2ex -> file
In addition: Warning message:
In file(out, "wt") :
  cannot open file '/tmp/RtmpjwDClx/file3fe00f2ec5404/iterativePrincipalAxis.R': No space left on device
Execution halted
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Reverse Dependencies (8)

depends

random.polychor.pa

imports

TreeDimensionTest mda.biber whomds

suggests

PCDimension parameters see sjPlot

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies MASS psych lattice random.polychor.pa TreeDimensionTest mda.biber whomds PCDimension parameters see sjPlot nFactors

Version History

12 tracked
new 2.4.1.2 Mar 10, 2026
updated 2.4.1.2 ← 2.4.1.1 diff Jun 18, 2025
updated 2.4.1.1 ← 2.4.1 diff Oct 9, 2022
updated 2.4.1 ← 2.3.3.1 diff Mar 27, 2020
updated 2.3.3.1 ← 2.3.3 diff Aug 30, 2019
updated 2.3.3 ← 2.3.2 diff Dec 19, 2011
updated 2.3.2 ← 2.3.1 diff Apr 9, 2010
updated 2.3.1 ← 2.3 diff Oct 13, 2009
updated 2.3 ← 2.2 diff Sep 19, 2009
updated 2.2 ← 2.1 diff Feb 5, 2009
updated 2.1 ← 1.0 diff Apr 24, 2007
new 1.0 Jul 9, 2006