Date:         Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:29:35 +0100
Reply-To:     h.de.wit@SCP.NL
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Hans <hw@SCP.NL>
Organization: Sociaal & Cultureel Planbureau
Subject:      cronbach's alpha and princals eigenvalue

I produce a number of scales with a Spss Princals, so the variabels are
weigthed and the categories quantified. Usually a cronbach's alpha is
mentioned to show internal consistency. Is it possible to calculate
the alpha from the eigenvalue of the princals-solution?
 
Hans de Wit
 
h.de.wit@scp.nl