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Evaluating Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha and Testing Its Identity to Scale Reliability: A Direct Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis Procedure

Tenko Raykova Measurement and Quantitative Methods, Michigan State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
,
George Marcoulidesb Mays School of Business, Texas A&M University
,
James Anthonyc Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University
&
Natalja Menoldd Institute of Sociology, Technical University Dresden
Pages 78-89 | Published online: 20 Feb 2024

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