The reliability of a two-item scale: Pearson, Cronbach, or Spearman-Brown?

International Journal of Public Health - Tập 58 - Trang 637-642 - 2012
Rob Eisinga1, Manfred te Grotenhuis1, Ben Pelzer1
1Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

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