Omega over alpha for reliability estimation of unidimensional communication measures

AK Goodboy, MM Martin - Annals of the International …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cronbach's alpha (coefficient α) is the conventional statistic communication scholars use to
estimate the reliability of multi-item measurement instruments. For many, if not most …

A review on the internal consistency of a scale: the empirical example of the influence of human capital investment on Malcom Baldridge quality principles in TVET …

FAM Nawi, AMA Tambi, MF Samat… - … People Journal (APJ …, 2020 - journal.unisza.edu.my
Today's education institutions are constantly striving to develop and enhance the quality of
employees to achieve a competitive advantage in the education market. Investing in …

[图书][B] Applied structural equation modeling using AMOS: Basic to advanced techniques

J Collier - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This is an essential how-to guide on the application of structural equation modeling (SEM)
techniques with the AMOS software, focusing on the practical applications of both simple …

Use omega rather than Cronbach's alpha for estimating reliability. But…

AF Hayes, JJ Coutts - Communication Methods and Measures, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cronbach's alpha (α) is a widely-used measure of reliability used to quantify the amount of
random measurement error that exists in a sum score or average generated by a multi-item …

[HTML][HTML] Why ordinal variables can (almost) always be treated as continuous variables: Clarifying assumptions of robust continuous and ordinal factor analysis …

A Robitzsch - Frontiers in education, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The analysis of factor structures is one of the most critical psychometric applications.
Frequently, variables (ie, items or indicators) resulting from questionnaires using ordinal …

One size doesn't fit all: Using factor analysis to gather validity evidence when using surveys in your research

E Knekta, C Runyon, S Eddy - CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2019 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Across all sciences, the quality of measurements is important. Survey measurements are
only appropriate for use when researchers have validity evidence within their particular …

Thanks coefficient alpha, we'll take it from here.

D McNeish - Psychological methods, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Empirical studies in psychology commonly report Cronbach's alpha as a measure of internal
consistency reliability despite the fact that many methodological studies have shown that …

[HTML][HTML] Análisis empírico del Coeficiente Alfa de Cronbach según opciones de respuesta, muestra y observaciones atípicas

R Toro, M Peña-Sarmiento… - … de Diagnóstico y …, 2022 - redalyc.org
El coeficiente alfa de Cronbach ampliamente utilizado en la investigación psicológica, ha
sido criticado por las variaciones que presenta en distintas condiciones metodológicas. El …

Construct validation in social and personality research: Current practice and recommendations

JK Flake, J Pek, E Hehman - Social Psychological and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The verity of results about a psychological construct hinges on the validity of its
measurement, making construct validation a fundamental methodology to the scientific …

[PDF][PDF] A journey around alpha and omega to estimate internal consistency reliability

C Viladrich, A Angulo-Brunet, E Doval - Anales de psicología, 2017 - revistas.um.es
Based on recent psychometric developments, this paper presents a conceptual and practical
guide for estimating internal consistency reliability of measures obtained as item sum or …