Cronbach’s α = Confused ∞

Thank goodness for SPSS.  When I started CECS 6510 and CECS 6800 I was very nervous about statistics.  I mean come on, I stink at math!  When I was growing up I had dyslexia and no one knew it.  They just kept trying glasses on me and placing me in math classes that I could survive.  I missed some important steps in the learning process, but I am going to survive!

After the first 2 hours of Dr. K’s class I already understood more than I thought I would the entire time.  He did a great job of explaining in layman’s terms.

I have purchased SPSS and am playing with the data the Dr. K provided us.  So far I have remembered how to do factor analysis which is Cronbach’s α.  I am not sure of all the math involved here, but at least I can read the numbers and know that we are shooting for .8 or higher!  This however makes me crossed eyed:

Next I ran the reliability analysis, looking at the construct validity of the tool.  I still don’t understand all the math behind it, but am getting a vague idea of the analysis.  It seems that it delves into the psychological trails of the answerer.

The one I do get the math and can do is the Coens D