Coefficient Alpha

Heavy reliance on Cronbach’s alpha has been standard practice in many validation studies. However, there seem to be two misconceptions about the interpretation of alpha. First, alpha is mistakenly considered as an indication of unidimensionality and second, that the higher the value of alpha the bet...

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Main Author: Panayiotis Panayides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2013-11-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
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Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/653