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The Problem of Negative Reliabilities

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ID20284017
AuthorsDavid J Krus (Arizona State University), Gerald C Helmstadter (Arizona State University)
Year1993
Volume53
Issue3
Pages643-650
Publication date1993-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013164493053003005
OpenAlexW2000992699
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited4

Negative coefficients of reliability, sometimes returned by the standard formulae for estimation of the internal-consistency reliability, are neither theoretically nor numerically correct. Alternate strategies for test development in this special case are suggested

Consistency (knowledge bases) · Discrete mathematics · Econometrics · Estimation · Internal consistency · Physics · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Reliability engineering · Statistics · Test (biology) · Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques · Engineering · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Reliability and Maintenance Optimization

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,3
Citation span2006 - 2025 (20)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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