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Multi-group Cronbach's alpha

Multi-group Cronbach's alpha estimates and compares the internal consistency reliability of a scale separately within each of two or more defined subgroups. It is used in cross-cultural, demographic, and comparative psychometric research to establish that a scale measures its construct with equivalent precision across groups before making cross-group comparisons.

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Multi-group Cronbach's Alpha Reliability Analysis
Taxonomic method record · latent-structure / psychometrics
  • Cronbach, L. J. (1951). Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika, 16(3), 297–334. · DOI 10.1007/BF02310555
  • van de Schoot, R., Lugtig, P., & Hox, J. (2012). A checklist for testing measurement invariance. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9(4), 486–492. · DOI 10.1080/17405629.2012.686740
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