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Question about Cronbach's Alpha

Posted by Kreischer,Resha M on May 30, 2012; 6:01pm
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/Question-about-Cronbach-s-Alpha-tp5713438.html

First off, what is the correct pronunciation for Cronbach? J

 

I have utilized SPSS to analyze the reliability of survey subscales by going to Scale/Reliability Analysis/Alpha. Below is the resulting output. Is this enough analysis to determine the reliability of a survey or do I need to do more? If so, what? What is the best way to describe what the alpha value means in lay person terms?

 

 

 

                                                  Parent Survey

Subscale

Number of Items

Coefficient Alpha

Communicating

7

.843

Parenting

5

.822

Student Learning

8

.915

Volunteering

5

.814

School Decision Making

5

.862

Collaborating with Community

5

.818

School Climate

7

.818

ยท  Coefficient values range between 0 and 1.

 

 

 

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