In Testing an Instrument Consisting of 25 Items for Homogeneity

question 11

Multiple Choice

In testing an instrument consisting of 25 items for homogeneity using the "item-to-total" correlation, 8 items were found to have a low correlation to the total. The nurse researcher interprets this information to mean that the researcher should do what?

• A) Use the instrument without changes.
• B) Use the instrument only with a multitrait-multimethod approach.
• C) Retain the 8 items with low correlation and delete the other 17 items.
• D) Delete the 8 items with low correlation and retain the other 17 items.

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