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Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests

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  • Lee Cronbach, 1951. "Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 16(3), pages 297-334, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:16:y:1951:i:3:p:297-334
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02310555
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    1. J. Guilford & William Michael, 1950. "Changes in common-factor loadings as tests are altered homogeneously in length," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 15(3), pages 237-249, September.
    2. Louis Guttman, 1945. "A basis for analyzing test-retest reliability," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 10(4), pages 255-282, December.
    3. George Ferguson, 1941. "The factorial interpretation of test difficulty," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 6(5), pages 323-329, October.
    4. Truman Kelley, 1942. "The reliability coefficient," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 7(2), pages 75-83, June.
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