Importance of the number of items for computing internal consistency

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Published: Mar 22, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.5938
Importance of the number of items for computing internal consistency

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Adalberto Campo-Arias
Universidad del Magdalena
Heidi Celina Oviedo
Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

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Durante las últimas décadas, el uso de escalas de medición en la investigación y la práctica clínica en salud se ha extendido para la cuantificar de atributos, características, constructos o hacer una aproximación a diagnósticos clínicos

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Campo-Arias, A., & Oviedo, H. C. (2025). Importance of the number of items for computing internal consistency. Duazary, 22, e5938. https://doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.5938
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