Psychometric Assessment of the PPDG: Utilizing Cronbach's Alpha as a Means of Reliability
INNOVATIONS in pharmacy, 2013 Introduction: Since the development of the 10 item Purdue Pharmacist Directive Guidance (PPDG) Scale several studies of the psychometric properties of the PPDG have been conducted. Although Cronbach's alpha was calculated as a means of internal consistency reliability, a demonstration of the mean centering of the individual items from the instrument ...
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Robust estimation of Cronbach's alpha [PDF]
, 2002 Cronbach’s alpha is a popular method to measure reliability, e.g. in quantifying the reliability of a score to summarize the information of several items in questionnaires. The alpha coefficient is known to be non-robust.
Andreas Christmann, Stefan Van Aelst
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Clarity on Cronbach’s Alpha Use [PDF]
Journal of Chemical Education, 2020 The Cronbach’s alpha (α) statistic is regularly reported in science education studies. However, recent reviews have noted that it is not well-understood. Therefore, this commentary provides additional clarity regarding the language used when describing and interpreting alpha and other estimates of reliability.
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An Aberrant Abundance of Cronbach’s Alpha Values at .70
Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 2023 Cronbach’s α is the most widely reported metric of the reliability of psychological measures. Decisions about an observed α’s adequacy are often made using rule-of-thumb thresholds, such as α of at least .70. Such thresholds can put pressure on researchers to make their measures meet these criteria, similar to the pressure to meet the significance ...
Ian Hussey +4 more
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Functional assessment of cancer therapy questionnaire for breast cancer (FACT-B+4): Italian version validation [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Improvements in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment led to an increased incidence of survivors' rate. The healthcare system has to face new problems related not only to the treatment of the disease, but also to the management of the ...
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Evidencias de Validez y Confiabilidad de la Escala de Envidia Disposicional en Muestras de Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 The emotional experience of envy goes through different cultures. However, few instruments have been developed for its measurement. Smith et al. (1999) proposed the Dispositional Envy Scale (DES), which has shown good validity properties, stability and ...
Mola, Débora Jeanette +2 more
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Transcultural adaptation of the who oral health questionnaire and its validation in chilean children [PDF]
, 2018 Indexación: Scopus.Introduction: The last edition of the WHO "Oral Health Questionnaire for Children" was published in 2013. This is an only-English version, and as such it requires linguistic adaptation and validation to be applied in the Chilean ...
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Development and preliminary validation of a new screening questionnaire for identifying atopic children [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Allergic diseases represent a frequent and increasing condition affecting children. A screening questionnaire allowing an easy identification of children with symptoms of allergic diseases may improve management and clinical outcome.
BRUSCOLINI, ALICE +5 more
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Building Information Modelling adoption in the European Union: An overview [PDF]
, 2019 Building information modelling (BIM) is one of the most promising recent developments in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry.
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths [PDF]
, 2017 Research on empathy often distinguishes between affective and cognitive empathy, but there is limited knowledge regarding the application or measurement of these two dimensions of empathy among female youth, especially forensic samples of female youth ...
Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa +3 more
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