On Using and Interpreting the Max R Statistic: A Cautionary Note Journal Articles

abstract

• Max r, which is the maximum of all possible split-half reliabilities, has recently been used to reanalyze the psychometric properties of various psychological scales. It is recommended that these revised estimates be interpreted cautiously for two reasons, (1) scale homogeneity is not always the best indicator of reliability and (2) the coefficients cannot be interpreted as equivalent to published reliabilities, which are often based on estimates of the mean split-half reliabilities (e.g., Cronbach's alpha or Kuder-Richardson 20).

authors

• Streiner, David Lloyd

status

• published 

publication date

• February 1993

has subject area

• 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences (FoR)
• 1701 Psychology (FoR)
• 1702 Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Sport Sciences (Science Metrix)

published in

• Perceptual and Motor Skills  Journal

keywords

• PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES
• Psychology
• Psychology, Experimental
• SCALES
• Social Sciences

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2466/pms.1993.76.1.152

start page

• 152

end page

• 154

volume

• 76

issue

• 1