Why Reliability of Trait Scores is Typically Overestimated and What to Do About It

Walter P Vispoel
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Walter P Vispoel: Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, USA

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 52, issue 4, 43883-43886

Abstract: In this article, I illustrate problems of conventional reliability coefficients routinely overestimating overall consistency of scores from trait-based measures along with effective techniques to address these issues. I also direct readers to computer resources that would enable them to apply those techniques.

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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.52.008280

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