Hello Teri,
There is a default limit of iterations in FA.
Please try to set a higher number in Menu/Analyse/Data reduction/Factor/Extraction/Maximum iterations for convergence.
HTH
Jindra
> ------------ Původní zpráva ------------
> Od: Teri Wilson <
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> Předmět: Factor analysis error message
> Datum: 19.1.2008 01:06:24
> ----------------------------------------
> I am conducting a factor analysis, specifically via principal axis
> factoring (PAF) with a Varimax rotation (all all other types of rotations
> result in this error message) and under the "Factor Matrix" is the
> message "Attempted to extract 4 factors. More than 25 iterations required.
> (Convergence=.014). Extraction was terminated." However, for the "Rotated
> Factor Matrix", there is no error message and that the "Rotation converged
> in 5 iterations."
>
> When I conduct a principal components analysis, I do not receive any error
> messages for any of the matrices - unrotated or rotated.
>
> Does anyone know what this error message means and how I can resolve this?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Teri Wilson (Doctoral student)
> Howell, Michigan
>
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