Judy Wants to Estimate the Internal Consistency of a Survey

question 48

Multiple Choice

Judy wants to estimate the internal consistency of a survey on which the respondent marks (1) Not at all, (2) Sometimes, (3) Most of the time, or (4) Always. Which one of the following is most appropriate for her to use?

• A) Spearman Brown
• B) coefficient alpha
• C) Cohen's kappa
• D) KR-20

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Definitions:

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