An effect size index for comparing two independent alpha coeffcients

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 385-400

  Liu, Hsin Yun ^a   Weng, Li Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 67849106594     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711008X315518     Document Type: Article

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