#statstab #536 The Role of Item Distributions on Reliability Estimation: The Case of Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha
Thoughts: Part of a series of papers by Zumbo arguing for an ordinal alpha (that others contest)
#statstab #536 The Role of Item Distributions on Reliability Estimation: The Case of Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha
Thoughts: Part of a series of papers by Zumbo arguing for an ordinal alpha (that others contest)
#statstab #419 A Measurement Is a Choice and Stevens’ Scales of Measurement Do Not Help Make It: A Response to Chalmers
Thoughts: #418 convincing for not adopting ordinal α? This rebuttal may change your mind
#ordinal #likert #mesurement #psychometrics #cronbachalpha #reliability #testtheory #CTT #scales #debate #rebuttal
Chalmers recently published a critique of the use of ordinal α proposed in Zumbo et al. as a measure of test reliability in certain research settings. In this r...
#statstab #418 On Misconceptions and the Limited Usefulness of Ordinal Alpha
Thoughts: Ordinal α seemed cool. Then I read this paper. Takeaway: methods need good peer review and debate.