RESEARCH STUDY 5.4 Dr. Li Is Interested in Creating a Measurement of Religiosity

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RESEARCH STUDY 5.4
Dr. Li is interested in creating a measurement of religiosity. According to the dictionary, religiosity is "the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness." He creates a measure comprising 10 statements. People respond to each statement using the following scale (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Some of the statements are below.
Statement 1: "I believe in a religion."
Statement 2: "Part of who I am stems from my religious beliefs."
Statement 3: "I believe that religion is unnecessary."
-Refer to Research Study 5.4 above to answer the following question.
Dr.Li gives his new measure to a group of 100 adults in order to test the internal validity of his measure.What type of correlation coefficients (r)would Dr.Li expect to find between Statement 1 and Statement 2 and between Statement 1 and Statement 3? What would these correlation coefficients tell Dr.Li about the internal reliability of his measure?

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Pupil

The opening in the iris of the eye that allows light to enter the retina.

Light

Electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, perceived by the human eye as brightness of varying wavelengths and colors.

Cornea

The transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber, contributing to the eye's ability to focus light.

Lens

A curved piece of glass or other transparent materials used to refract light, focus images, and aid vision or in photography.