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Title: | A Unified Approach to Multi-item Reliability | Authors: | ALONSO ABAD, Ariel LAENEN, Annouschka MOLENBERGHS, Geert GEYS, Helena VANGENEUGDEN, Tony |
Issue Date: | 2010 | Publisher: | WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC | Source: | BIOMETRICS, 66 (4). p. 1061-1068 | Abstract: | P>The reliability of multi-item scales has received a lot of attention in the psychometric literature, where a myriad of measures like the Cronbach's alpha or the Spearman-Brown formula have been proposed. Most of these measures, however, are based on very restrictive models that apply only to unidimensional instruments. In this article, we introduce two measures to quantify the reliability of multi-item scales based on a more general model. We show that they capture two different aspects of the reliability problem and satisfy a minimum set of intuitive properties. The relevance and complementary value of the measures is studied and earlier approaches are placed in a broader theoretical framework. Finally, we apply them to investigate the reliability of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, a rating scale for the assessment of the severity of schizophrenia. | Notes: | [Alonso, Ariel; Laenen, Annouschka; Molenberghs, Geert] Hasselt Univ, Ctr Stat, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Molenberghs, Geert] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Ctr Biostat, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium. [Geys, Helena] Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceut Res & Dev, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium. [Vangeneugden, Tony] Johnson & Johnson, Tibotec, B-2800 Mechelen, Belgium. ariel.alonso@uhasselt.be | Keywords: | Factor analysis; Multi-item rating scales; Reliability;factor analysis; multi-item rating scales; reliability | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/11540 | ISSN: | 0006-341X | e-ISSN: | 1541-0420 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01373.x | ISI #: | 000285204900007 | Rights: | (C) 2010, The International Biometric Society | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2012 |
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