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On the distribution of the maximum likelihood estimator of Cronbach's alpha

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  • H. Neudecker
  • D. Nel

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  • J. Zyl & H. Neudecker & D. Nel, 2000. "On the distribution of the maximum likelihood estimator of Cronbach's alpha," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 65(3), pages 271-280, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:65:y:2000:i:3:p:271-280
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02296146
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    1. Leonard Feldt, 1965. "The approximate sampling distribution of Kuder-Richardson reliability coefficient twenty," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 30(3), pages 357-370, September.
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