Table 1.
Reliabilities of different scales
| Model | Scale | Cut Points | Cronbach’s Alpha | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latent Variable 1 (SE) | Latent Variable 2 (SE) | Latent Variable 3 (SE) | Latent Variable 4 (SE) | |||
| 4L4I | VAS-RRP scale | .713 (.022) | .796 (.015) | .736 (.020) | .811 (.014) | |
| Likert-type scales | {– 2, 2} | .482 (.046) | .612 (.035) | .518 (.044) | .638 (.031) | |
| {– 1, 1} | .637 (.027) | .728 (.020) | .663 (.025) | .746 (.019) | ||
| {– 3, – 1,1,3} | .651 (.026) | .745 (.018) | .677 (.025) | .763 (.018) | ||
| {– 1.5, – 0.5, 0.5, 1.5} | .685 (.024) | .770 (.016) | .709 (.022) | .785 (.016) | ||
| 4L8I | VAS-RRP scale | .820 (.011) | .873 (.008) | .836 (.011) | .882 (.007) | |
| Likert-type scales | {– 3, – 1, 1,3} | .778 (.014) | .842 (.010) | .796 (.014) | .853 (.009) | |
| {– 1.5, – 0.5, 0.5, 1.5} | .802 (.012) | .857 (.008) | .817 (.012) | .866 (.008) | ||
Values are mean values after 500 simulations. SE = standard error. VAS-RRP = Visual Analogue Scale for Rating, Ranking, and Paired-Comparison. #L = number of latent variables. #I = number of items.