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The reliability of a two-item scale

Pearson, Cronbach, or Spearman-Brown?

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ID23313263
AuthorsRob Eisinga (0000-0002-8349-5226, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author), Manfred Te Grotenhuis (0000-0002-6149-1574, Radboud University Nijmegen), Ben Pelzer (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Year2013
Volume58
Issue4
Pages637-642
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-8556 • E-ISSN: 1661-8564
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s00038-012-0416-3
PMID23089674
OpenAlexW1995949104
LanguageEN
Citations received689
References cited18

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