Cameron devises the CES (coffee enjoyment scale), which contains 25 items. After having 60 people complete his scale, he calculates Cronbach’s alpha, which is .87. What should he do with this information?
a. He should run 87 participants.
b. He should revise the internal consistency of his scale.
c. He should average participants’ scores on all items into one score per participant.
d. He should add more survey items.
Ans: C
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