Investigated whether facial expressions are reliable in producing the same emotional responses from infants (N=27) across situations designed to elicit the same emotion and whether they provide sufficient information to mediate consistent emotion judgments by raters. (JMB)

A computer program entitled Program CONGRU is presented which analyzes the overall conjoint agreement among many observers for their classifications on categorical scales. A special feature assesses the significance of observers' congruence in assignments to each nominal category considered. (Author)

The evaluation of the 1984-95 occupational employment projections can determine the reliability of information based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) track record and enable BLS to improve the accuracy of its subsequent projections. (JOW)

lllustrates a link between the multiple-rater kappa of J. Fleiss (1971) or other analogues and the generalizability (G) coefficient for a single facet design, and discusses the use and interpretation of G theory in the study of interrater agreement when data are measured on a nominal scale. (SLD)

Psychometric analysis of scores from the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) confirmed their internal and test-retest reliability in an Australian adult sample. The data also provided support for the internal and temporal reliability of scores derived from 13 lower order item clusters identified in the NEO-FFI. (Contains 25 references and 4…

Conducted a reliability generalizability study on the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI; S. Coopersmith, 1967) to examine the variability of reliability estimates across studies and to identify study characteristics that may predict this variability. Results show that reliability for CSEI scores can vary considerably, especially at the…

Conducted a reliability generalization study on Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale (M. Zuckerman and others, 1964) using 113 reliability coefficients from 21 published studies. The reliability of scores was marginal for four of the five scales, and low for the other. Mean age of subjects has a significant relationship with score reliability. (SLD)

Proposed a new asymptotic formula for estimating the sampling variance of a correlation coefficient corrected for unreliability and range restriction. A Monte Carlo simulation study of the new formula results in several positive conclusions about the new approach. (SLD)

Derived an approximate test and confidence interval for coefficient alpha and used the approximate test and confidence interval to derive closed-form sample size formulas that can be used to determine the sample size needed to test coefficient alpha with desired power or to test coefficient alpha with desired precision. (SLD)

This article provides a framework for reporting internal consistency reliability in counseling research and other related social science fields, including guidelines relative to score reliability coefficients and associated confidence intervals for both full sample and subgroups. Follow-up techniques for investigating low score reliability are…

Provides example applications of constrained principal component analysis (CPCA) that illustrate the method on a variety of contexts common to psychological research. Two new analyses, decompositions into finer components and fitting higher order structures, are presented, followed by an illustration of CPCA on contingency tables and the CPCA of…

States of 40 newborn infants were observed during 2, 35- to 70-minute periods that were separated by 6-48 hours. Analyses identified 3 state profiles that differentiated infants on a behavioral assessment measure at 2 weeks of age. Scores showed significant agreement on individual differences in neurologically based measures. (RH)

Test homogeneity and internal consistency reliability indices were developed on the basis of theoretical considerations of properties of hierarchical structures of data matrices. This reconceptualization, in terms of ordinal test theory, has potential for explication of the mutual relationship of test reliability and homogeneity. (TJH)

Examined reliability of United States Employment Service Interest Inventory (USES-II) by twice administering USES-II to 100 vocational rehabilitation clients. Retest reliability coefficients for the 12 scales of the USES-II ranged from .73 to .88 with a median of .83 for this population. Findings support use of USES-II in occupational exploration…

Sampling theory for the intraclass reliability coefficient, a Spearman-Brown extrapolation of alpha to a single measurement for each examinee, is less recognized and less cited than that of coefficient alpha. Techniques for constructing confidence intervals and testing hypotheses for the intraclass coefficient are presented. (SLD)