On the changing role of Cronbach's α in the evaluation of the quality of a measure

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-144

  Schweizer, Karl ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 79959852733     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000069     Document Type: Editorial

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