Statistics::CronbachAlpha Function

double CronbachAlpha(TMtx *Data);

The Cronbach Alpha coefficient.

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1DataTMtx *

Returns: the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, defined by the following relation: where K defines number of items (Data columns) and sigma(i,j) estimated covariance between item i and j.

Remarks:

Note
Cronbach's Alpha measures how well a set of items (or variables) measures a single unidimensional latent construct. When data have a multidimensional structure, Cronbach's Alpha will usually be low. Technically speaking, Cronbach's Alpha is not a statistical test - it is a coefficient of reliability (or consistency).

Declared in Dew::Stats::Units::Statistics · Dew.Stats/Units.Statistics.h · Cross-compiler