Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Reliability_uu-Cronbach's-alpha-002-en_uu-Cronbach's-alpha-002-en
   name	uu-Cronbach's-alpha-002-en
   section	Reliability/Analysis/Cronbach's alpha
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
   Type	Interpretating output
   Program	SPSS
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy

   Question

   Prof. A. James is analyzing a survey. One of the scales has 8 questions. When she performs a reliability analysis she finds a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.455. Below is part of the SPSS output.

   

   Suppose Prof. A. James has to shorten the test, which of the four items listed is last eligible to be removed from the scale?

   
   
   1. FALSE: Question 1
   2. FALSE: Question 3
   3. TRUE: Question 5
   4. FALSE: Question 7
   
   
   1. Removing which item would decrease Cronbach’s Alpha the most?
   2. By removing which item, Cronbach’s Alpha would decrease the most?
   3. By removing item 5, Cronbach’s Alpha would decrease the most.
   4. By removing which item, Cronbach’s Alpha would decrease the most?