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. 2024 Jan 10;49(1):e3. doi: 10.5395/rde.2024.49.e3

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.