bentlerParameters.rd
\name{bentlerParameters}
\alias{bentlerParameters}
\title{ Bentler and Yuan's Computation of the LRT Index and the Linear Trend Coefficients}
\description{
This function computes the Bentler and Yuan's (1996, 1998) \emph{LRT} index
for the linear trend in eigenvalues of a covariance matrix.
The related \eqn{\chi^2} and \emph{p}-value are also computed.
This function is generally called from the \code{nBentler} function.
But it could be of interest to use it for graphing the linear trend function to
minimize and so to study it's behavior.
}
\usage{
bentlerParameters(x, N, nFactors, log=TRUE, cor=TRUE,
minPar=c(min(lambda) - abs(min(lambda)) + .001,
0.001),
maxPar=c(max(lambda),
lm(lambda~I(length(lambda):1))$coef[2]),
resParx=c(0.01, 2), resPary=c(0.01, 2),
graphic=TRUE, resolution=30,
typePlot="wireframe", ...)
}
\arguments{
\item{x}{ numeric: a \code{vector} of eigenvalues, a \code{matrix} of
correlations or of covariances or a \code{data.frame} of data}
\item{N}{ numeric: number of subjects.}
\item{nFactors}{ numeric: number of components to test.}
\item{log}{ logical: if \code{TRUE} the minimization is applied on the log values.}
\item{cor}{ logical: if \code{TRUE} computes eigenvalues from a correlation
matrix, else from a covariance matrix}
\item{minPar}{ numeric: minimums for the coefficient of the linear trend to minimize.}
\item{maxPar}{ numeric: maximums for the coefficient of the linear trend to minimize.}
\item{resParx}{ numeric: restriction on the \eqn{\alpha} coefficient (x) to graph the function to minimize.}
\item{resPary}{ numeric: restriction on the \eqn{\beta} coefficient (y) to graph the function to minimize.}
\item{graphic}{ logical: if \code{TRUE} plot the minimized function \code{"wireframe"},
\code{"contourplot"} or \code{"levelplot"}.}
\item{resolution}{ numeric: resolution of the 3D graph (number of points from \eqn{\alpha} and from \eqn{\beta}).}
\item{typePlot}{ character: plot the minimized function according to a 3D plot: \code{"wireframe"},
\code{"contourplot"} or \code{"levelplot"}.}
\item{...}{ variable: additionnal parameters from the \code{"wireframe"},
\code{"contourplot"} or \code{"levelplot"} \code{lattice}
functions. Also additionnal parameters for the \code{eigenFrom} function.}
}
\details{
The implemented Bentler and Yuan's procedure must be used with care because
the minimized function is not always stable. Bentler and Yan (1996, 1998)
already note it. Constraints must be applied to obtain a solution in many
cases. The actual implementation did it, but the user can modify
these constraints.
The hypothesis tested (Bentler and Yuan, 1996, equation 10) is: \cr \cr
(1) \eqn{\qquad \qquad H_k: \lambda_{k+i} = \alpha + \beta x_i, (i = 1, \ldots, q)} \cr
The solution of the following simultaneous equations is needed to
find \eqn{(\alpha, \beta) \in} \cr
(2) \eqn{\qquad \qquad f(x) = \sum_{i=1}^q \frac{ [ \lambda_{k+j}
- N \alpha + \beta x_j ] x_j}{(\alpha + \beta x_j)^2} = 0} \cr \cr
and \eqn{\qquad \qquad g(x) = \sum_{i=1}^q \frac{ \lambda_{k+j}
- N \alpha + \beta x_j x_j}{(\alpha + \beta x_j)^2} = 0} \cr
The solution to this system of equations was implemented by minimizing the following equation: \cr
(3) \eqn{\qquad \qquad (\alpha, \beta) \in \inf{[h(x)]} = \inf{\log{[f(x)^2 + g(x)^2}}]} \cr
The likelihood ratio test \eqn{LRT} proposed by Bentler and Yuan (1996, equation 7) follows a
\eqn{\chi^2} probability distribution with \eqn{q-2} degrees of freedom and
is equal to: \cr
(4) \eqn{\qquad \qquad LRT = N(k - p)\left\{ {\ln \left( {{n \over N}} \right) + 1} \right\}
- N\sum\limits_{j = k + 1}^p {\ln \left\{ {{{\lambda _j } \over {\alpha + \beta x_j }}} \right\}}
+ n\sum\limits_{j = k + 1}^p {\left\{ {{{\lambda _j } \over {\alpha + \beta x_j }}} \right\}} } \cr
With \eqn{p} beeing the number of eigenvalues, \eqn{k} the number of eigenvalues to test,
\eqn{q} the \eqn{p-k} remaining eigenvalues, \eqn{N} the sample size, and \eqn{n = N-1}.
Note that there is an error in the Bentler and Yuan equation, the variables
\eqn{N} and \eqn{n} beeing inverted in the preceeding equation 4.
A better strategy proposed by Bentler an Yuan (1998) is to use a minimized
\eqn{\chi^2} solution. This strategy will be implemented in a future version
of the \pkg{nFactors} package.
}
\value{
\item{nFactors}{ numeric: vector of the number of factors retained by the
Bentler and Yuan's procedure. }
\item{details}{ numeric: matrix of the details of the computation.}
}
\references{
Bentler, P. M. and Yuan, K.-H. (1996). Test of linear trend in eigenvalues of
a covariance matrix with application to data analysis.
\emph{British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 49}, 299-312.
Bentler, P. M. and Yuan, K.-H. (1998). Test of linear trend in the smallest
eigenvalues of the correlation matrix. \emph{Psychometrika, 63}(2), 131-144.
}
\author{
Gilles Raiche \cr
Centre sur les Applications des Modeles de Reponses aux Items (CAMRI) \cr
Universite du Quebec a Montreal\cr
\email{raiche.gilles@uqam.ca}, \url{http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r17165/} \cr \cr
David Magis \cr
Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences \cr
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven \cr
\email{David.Magis@psy.kuleuven.be}, \url{http://ppw.kuleuven.be/okp/home/}
}
\seealso{
\code{\link{nBartlett}},
\code{\link{nBentler}}
}
\examples{
## ................................................
## SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF THE BENTLER AND YUAN PROCEDURE
# Bentler (1996, p. 309) Table 2 - Example 2 .............
n=649
bentler2<-c(5.785, 3.088, 1.505, 0.582, 0.424, 0.386, 0.360, 0.337, 0.303,
0.281, 0.246, 0.238, 0.200, 0.160, 0.130)
results <- nBentler(x=bentler2, N=n, details=TRUE)
results
# Two different figures to verify the convergence problem identified with
# the 2th component
bentlerParameters(x=bentler2, N=n, nFactors= 2, graphic=TRUE,
typePlot="contourplot",
resParx=c(0,9), resPary=c(0,9), cor=FALSE)
bentlerParameters(x=bentler2, N=n, nFactors= 4, graphic=TRUE, drape=TRUE,
resParx=c(0,9), resPary=c(0,9),
scales = list(arrows = FALSE) )
plotuScree(x=bentler2, model="components",
main=paste(results$nFactors,
" factors retained by the Bentler and Yuan's procedure (1996, p. 309)",
sep=""))
# ........................................................
# Bentler (1998, p. 140) Table 3 - Example 1 .............
n <- 145
example1 <- c(8.135, 2.096, 1.693, 1.502, 1.025, 0.943, 0.901, 0.816,
0.790,0.707, 0.639, 0.543,0.533, 0.509, 0.478, 0.390,
0.382, 0.340, 0.334, 0.316, 0.297,0.268, 0.190, 0.173)
results <- nBentler(x=example1, N=n, details=TRUE)
results
# Two different figures to verify the convergence problem identified with
# the 10th component
bentlerParameters(x=example1, N=n, nFactors= 10, graphic=TRUE,
typePlot="contourplot",
resParx=c(0,0.4), resPary=c(0,0.4))
bentlerParameters(x=example1, N=n, nFactors= 10, graphic=TRUE, drape=TRUE,
resParx=c(0,0.4), resPary=c(0,0.4),
scales = list(arrows = FALSE) )
plotuScree(x=example1, model="components",
main=paste(results$nFactors,
" factors retained by the Bentler and Yuan's procedure (1998, p. 140)",
sep=""))
# ........................................................
}
\keyword{ multivariate }
