Basic Syntax for EFA
The
FACTOR
procedure
is used to conduct EFA in SAS. You must be careful when conducting
an EFA in SAS because the FACTOR
procedure
is also used to conduct PCA—if you do not specify an extraction
method or if you just select one of the extraction options, you could
end up with a PCA and not an EFA! Below is a brief summary of the
syntax and the basic options available. We will delve into further
details and options in the chapters to come.
PROC FACTOR DATA = dataset-name NFACTORS = number-of-factors-to-retain METHOD = factor-extraction-method ROTATE = rotation-method; VAR variables-to-include; RUN;
In the above syntax, you would specify all of the arguments that are highlighted. You would identify the data set to use for ...
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