A nurse researcher determines an instrument's homogeneity using which type of reliability?
a. Split-half reliability
b. Test-retest reliability
c. Interrater reliability
d. Alternate form reliability
ANS: A
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A Instrument homogeneity is established with split-half reliability.
B Test-retest reliability establishes instrument stability.
C Interrater reliability is not a homogeneity measure.
D Alternate form or parallel form reliability is not a test of homogeneity.
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