Table 3. Determination of minimum sample size requirement for performing Cronbach’s alpha test.
| k | CA0 | CA1 | No. | k | CA0 | CA1 | No. | k | CA0 | CA1 | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 68 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 37 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 |
| 0.6 | 40 | 0.6 | 22 | 0.6 | 19 | ||||||
| 0.7 | 24 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | ||||||
| 0.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 50 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 36 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 |
| 0.6 | 29 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.6 | 19 | ||||||
| 0.7 | 18 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | ||||||
| 0.8 | 11 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | ||||||
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 44 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 36 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 |
| 0.6 | 26 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.6 | 19 | ||||||
| 0.7 | 16 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | ||||||
| 0.8 | 9 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | ||||||
| 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 41 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 34 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 |
| 0.6 | 24 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.6 | 19 | ||||||
| 0.7 | 14 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | ||||||
| 0.8 | 9 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 39 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 34 | 50 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 |
| 0.6 | 23 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.6 | 19 | ||||||
| 0.7 | 14 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | ||||||
| 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | ||||||
| 7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 38 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 33 |
| 0.6 | 22 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.6 | 19 | ||||||
| 0.7 | 13 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | ||||||
| 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 |
k refers to number of test items.
CA0 refers to value of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient in the null hypothesis.
CA1 refers to value of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient in the alternative hypothesis.