Activitry #5
August 3rd, 2022
Using the provided SF36v2 data, calculate the Cronbach’s alpha for one of the following subscales of your choice:
Physical Functioning (PF)
Role-Physical (RP)
Bodily Pain (BP)
General Health (GH)
Mental Health (MH)
Refer to the Data Dictionary document to select the correct items for the analysis. Run the analysis in SPSS.
Assignment Instructions:
Write up the results as you would for a peer-reviewed publication or your dissertation.
Include the SPSS output file as an attachment so I can see your actual results.
Here is the RAND website which has the Cronbach’s alphas for the original study: https://www.rand.org/health-care/surveys_tools/mos/36-item-short-form/scoring.html
Helpful link for interpreting the SPSS output:
https://statistics.laerd.com/spss-tutorials/cronbachs-alpha-using-spss-statistics.php