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Hancock, Gregory R.; An, Ji – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2020
As an alternative to Cronbach's [alpha] for estimating scale reliability, McDonald's [omega] has attracted increased attention within the methodological community for its less stringent measurement assumptions. Notwithstanding, [omega] is still seldom used by practitioners, likely due to its unavailability in popular software packages (e.g., SPSS)…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Reliability, Test Reliability
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Davidson, Fred – System, 2000
Statistical analysis tools in language testing are described, chiefly classical test theory and item response theory. Computer software for statistical analysis is briefly reviewed and divided into three tiers: commonly available; statistical packages; and specialty software. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis