ufs (version 0.5.12)

spearmanBrown: Spearman-Brown formula

Description

Spearman-Brown formula

Usage

spearmanBrown(nrOfItems, itemReliability)
spearmanBrown_reversed(nrOfItems, scaleReliability)
spearmanBrown_requiredLength(scaleReliability, itemReliability)

Value

For spearmanBrown, the predicted scale reliability; for spearmanBrown_requiredLength, the number of items required to achieve the desired scale reliability; and for spearmanBrown_reversed, the reliability of one item.

Arguments

nrOfItems

Number of items (or 'subtests') in the scale (or 'test').

itemReliability

The reliability of one item (or 'subtest').

scaleReliability

The reliability of the scale (or, desired reliability of the scale).

Examples

spearmanBrown(10, .4);
spearmanBrown_reversed(10, .87);
spearmanBrown_requiredLength(.87, .4);