On the use, the misuse, and the very limited usefulness of Cronbach's alpha
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Publication:1013057
DOI10.1007/s11336-008-9101-0zbMath1284.62745OpenAlexW2129375743WikidataQ41968393 ScholiaQ41968393MaRDI QIDQ1013057
Publication date: 16 April 2009
Published in: Psychometrika (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11336-008-9101-0
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