Exact distributions of intraclass correlation and Cronbach's alpha with Gaussian data and general covariance

DOI10.1007/BF02295646zbMath1306.62451WikidataQ30844558 ScholiaQ30844558MaRDI QIDQ2260001

Keith E. Muller, Emily O. Kistner

Publication date: 5 March 2015

Published in: Psychometrika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02295646

zbMATH Keywords

quadratic forms; confidence interval; compound symmetry; interrater reliability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62P15: Applications of statistics to psychology

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The Mellin Transform to Manage Quadratic Forms in Normal Random Variables, Functional response models for intraclass correlation coefficients, On the Bayesian estimation for Cronbach's alpha, Sample size considerations for stepped wedge designs with subclusters, Asymptotic standard errors of intraclass correlation coefficients for two-way model, On the use, the misuse, and the very limited usefulness of Cronbach's alpha, The density of the sample correlations under elliptical symmetry with or without the truncated variance-ratio

Uses Software

• SAS/IML
• SAS
• AS 155

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