Date:         Mon, 21 May 2001 11:50:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Cassell.David@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV
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From:         "David L. Cassell" <Cassell.David@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: re How to Compute Chronbach's Alpha with SAS
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Mike Zdeb wrote:
> Hi.  Every so often there's a posting as to how to perform a particular
stat
> test with SAS.  A good web site to bookmark is...
>
> http://www.sas.com/service/techsup/faq/stat_key/a_j.html
>
> Statistical Keyword Reference List: A through J   (yes, there's a link to
> Statistical Keyword Reference List: K through Z)
>
> It shows....Alpha (Cronbach's) ALPHA option in PROC CORR.

Good point, Mike.  But this only computes the reliabiltiy coefficient.  It
doesn't provide a significance level.  Gordon clearly already had Alpha,
since his reviewer was calling him on it.  :-)  Unfortunately, what is an
'acceptable' Cronbach's alpha tends to change from psychometrics to
sociometrics
to biometrics to you name it...

David
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David Cassell, CSC
Cassell.David@epa.gov
Senior computing specialist
mathematical statistician