| Tag | Value |
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| file | Reliability_eur-reliability-106-en_eur-reliability-106-en |
| name | eur-reliability-106-en |
| section | Reliability/Analysis/Cronbach's alpha |
| type | string |
| solution | "" |
| Type | Conceptual |
| Program | |
| Language | English |
| Level | Statistical Literacy |
In what circumstances do we use the “standardized” coefficient alpha instead of the raw coefficient alpha when calculating the Cronbach’s alpha?
We use the “standardized” coefficient alpha instead of the raw coefficient alpha when the items in the test have different scales. For example some items are Likert items on a 7‐point scale while others are Likert items on a 5‐point scale.