SAMPLE DATA FILE

TEST A
 10 questions
 4-point Likert Scale, ranging from 1 to 4
∟ 1 = strongly agree
∟ 2 = agree
∟ 3 = disagree
∟ 4 = strongly disagree
 Questions 1, 4, 6, 8, 10 are reverse scored
TEST B
 Assesses the same construct as Test A

TO DO LIST
 Transform reverse items
 Calculate total score of Test A from first administration

 Calculate Cronbach’s Alpha (α-coefficient) α = .873 – what does it suggest? It suggests that
there is a good consistency.

Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha Based on
Cronbach's Standardized
Alpha Items N of Items
.873 .874 10

 Go through item analysis (check item-total correlations and alpha if item deleted) – what do
you understand about Test A?

Summary Item Statistics

Maximum /
Mean Minimum Maximum Range Minimum Variance N of Items
Inter-Item Correlations .409 .150 .667 .517 4.439 .019 10
 Item-Total Statistics
Squared Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Scale Variance Corrected Item- Multiple Alpha if Item
Item Deleted if Item Deleted Total Correlation Correlation Deleted
Q1R 27.2857 19.975 .637 .549 .858
Q2 26.9143 21.904 .630 .625 .859
Q3 26.2286 23.299 .446 .508 .871
Q4R 26.2857 21.092 .695 .695 .854
Q5 26.5143 22.316 .471 .410 .870
Q6R 27.1143 19.163 .754 .697 .847
Q7 26.3143 22.810 .496 .548 .868
Q8R 27.2857 19.739 .640 .631 .859
Q9 26.8571 22.597 .490 .379 .868
Q10R 26.6286 20.946 .715 .559 .852
Summary Item Statistics
Maximum /
Mean Minimum Maximum Range Minimum Variance N of Items
Inter-Item Correlations Part 1 .287 .189 .401 .212 2.123 .009 3a
Part 2 .150 .150 .150 .000 1.000 .000 2b
Both Parts .300 .150 .624 .474 4.151 .021 5
a. The items are: Q1R, Q3, Q5.
b. The items are: Q7, Q9.

 Calculate Split-Half reliability – what does it suggest?

Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's Alpha Part 1 Value .547
N of Items 3a
Part 2 Value .261
N of Items 2b
Total N of Items 5
Correlation Between Forms .572
Spearman-Brown Coefficient Equal Length .728
Unequal Length .734
Guttman Split-Half Coefficient .665
a. The items are: Q1R, Q3, Q5.
b. The items are: Q7, Q9.

 Calculate Test-Rest reliability – what does it suggest?

 Correlations
TEST_B_TOTA TEST_A_TOTA
L L_SECOND totalspssscore
TEST_B_TOTAL Pearson Correlation 1 .809 **
.833**
Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000
N 35 21 35
TEST_A_TOTAL_SECOND Pearson Correlation .809**
1 .854**
Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000
N 21 21 21
totalspssscore Pearson Correlation .833**
.854 **
1
Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000
N 35 21 35
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

 Obtain Convergent evidence of construct validity – what does it suggest?



Correlations
TEST_A_TOTA TEST_B_TOTA
L_SECOND L
TEST_A_TOTAL_SECOND Pearson Correlation 1 .809**
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 21 21
TEST_B_TOTAL Pearson Correlation .809** 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 21 35
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).