[R] a questtion about Cronbach's alpha more than 1

[Smita Pakhale]

Dear All,
I am a novice in R and am working on my thesis for
master's in Epidemiology & Biostatistics. While
calculating Cronbach's alpha for the SF-36
questionnaire, I got all 8 of them more than 1. Is it
possible to get alpha more than 1. If yes, please help
me understand it. I read about the negative alpha
value on your web postings. It does not answer my
question though.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Smita Pakhale, MD
McGill University, Canada


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