Coefficients alpha, beta, omega, and the glb: Comments on sijtsma

Psychometrika

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-154

  Revelle, William ^a   Zinbarg, Richard E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient alpha; Coefficient beta; Coefficient omega; Homogeneity; Internal consistency; Reliability; Test theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449089532     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-008-9102-z     Document Type: Article

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