\name{VSS.plot} \alias{VSS.plot} \title{Plot VSS fits} \description{The Very Simple Structure criterion ( \code{\link{VSS}}) for estimating the optimal number of factors is plotted as a function of the increasing complexity and increasing number of factors. } \usage{ VSS.plot(x, title = "Very Simple Structure", line = FALSE) } %- maybe also 'usage' for other objects documented here. \arguments{ \item{x}{output from VSS } \item{title}{any title } \item{line}{ connect different complexities } } \details{Item-factor models differ in their "complexity". Complexity 1 means that all except the greatest (absolute) loading for an item are ignored. Basically a cluster model (e.g., \code{\link{ICLUST}}). Complexity 2 implies all except the greatest two, etc. Different complexities can suggest different number of optimal number of factors to extract. For personality items, complexity 1 and 2 are probably the most meaningful. The Very Simple Structure criterion will tend to peak at the number of factors that are most interpretable for a given level of complexity. Note that some problems, the most interpretable number of factors will differ as a function of complexity. For instance, when doing the Harman 24 psychological variable problems, an unrotated solution of complexity one suggests one factor (g), while a complexity two solution suggests that a four factor solution is most appropriate. This latter probably reflects a bi-factor structure. For examples of VSS.plot output, see \url{https://personality-project.org/r/r.vss.html} } \value{A plot window showing the VSS criterion varying as the number of factors and the complexity of the items. } \references{ \url{https://personality-project.org/r/r.vss.html}} \author{ Maintainer: William Revelle \email{revelle@northwestern.edu} } \seealso{ \code{\link{VSS}}, \code{\link{ICLUST}}, \code{\link{omega}}} \examples{ test.data <- Harman74.cor$cov my.vss <- VSS(test.data) #suggests that 4 factor complexity two solution is optimal VSS.plot(my.vss,title="VSS of Holzinger-Harmon problem") #see the graphics window } \keyword{ multivariate }% at least one, from doc/KEYWORDS \keyword{ models }% __ONLY ONE__ keyword per line