Cronbach's Alpha

Cronbach’s Alpha

This week, you have learned about how to use Cronbach’s alpha as a measure of scale reliability. In this Application, you will calculate Cronbach’s alpha for provided data.

To prepare for this Application:
•Review pp. 706–711 of the Field text for a description of using Cronbach’s alpha to measure scale reliability.

•Review Chapter 5 from the APA manual, “Displaying Results.”

The assignment:

Calculate Cronbach’s alpha on the scale provided on pp. 710-711 of the Field text using the SAQ (item 3 reversed).sav file.

Report your findings in APA format according to the guidelines in the PASW Application Assignment Guidelines handout. The final document should be 2–3 pages long.