Beyond Internal Consistency Reliability

Rationale and User's Guide for Multitrait Analysis Program on the Microcomputer

Ron D. Hays, Toshi Hayashi

ResearchPublished 1990

This Note presents a methodology for evaluating Likert-type scales. Multitrait scaling is a straightforward approach to scale analysis that focuses on items as the unit of analysis and utilizes the logic of convergent and discriminant validity. Multitrait scaling is illustrated with the Multitrait Analysis Program using patient satisfaction data from the Medical Outcomes Study.

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Hays, Ron D. and Toshi Hayashi, Beyond Internal Consistency Reliability: Rationale and User's Guide for Multitrait Analysis Program on the Microcomputer, RAND Corporation, N-3155-RC, 1990. As of September 13, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3155.html
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Hays, Ron D. and Toshi Hayashi, Beyond Internal Consistency Reliability: Rationale and User's Guide for Multitrait Analysis Program on the Microcomputer. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1990. https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3155.html. Also available in print form.
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