Please see Cronhbach's alpha statistic and interitem correlation matrix and the item-total atatistics attached below the questions ***

Question 1. Based on the Cronhbach's alpha statistic, does the four-item happiness measure appear to have sufficient internal consistency (interitem reliability)? In your response, report Cronhbach's alpha, and explain the criteria you used to make your determination.

Question 2. As you examine the interitem correlation matrix and the item-total atatistics (Cronbach's alpha if in the item deleted column) included in the reliability analysis output, it indicates that one of the four items on the happiness measure is not as strongly correlated as the other three items. Report which item (1, 2, 3 or 4) the output indicates as being a relatively weaker fit (i.e., not as strongly related with the others) in the measure and what the Cronbach's alpha would be if this item were to be excluded from the scale.

+ Reliability Scale: ALL VARIABLES Case Processing Summary N % Cases Valid 93 94.9 Excluded a 5 5.1 Total 98 100.0 a. Listwise deletion based on all variables in the procedure. Reliability Statistics Cronbach's Alpha Based on Cronbach's Standardized Alpha Items N of Items 838 851 4Item #1 on Subjective Happiness Scale (In general. I consider myself:) Item #2 on Subjective Happiness Scale (Compared to most of my peers, I consider myself:) Item #3 on Subjective Happiness Scale (Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of what is going onl gettin... Happiness Scale Item #4 Reverse Coded InterItem Correlation Matrix Item #1 on Subjective Happiness Scale (In general, I consider myself:) 1.000 .834 .726 .458 Item #2 on Subjective Happiness Scale (Comp ared to most of my peers, I consider myself:) .834 1.000 .754 .373 Item #3 on Subjective Happiness Scale (Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of what is going on, gettin... .726 .754 1.000 .382 Happiness Scale Item #4 Reverse Coded .458 .373 .382 1.000 Item #1 on Subjective Happiness Scale (In general, I consider myself:) Item #2 on Subjective Happiness Scale (Compared to most of my peers, I consider myself:) Item #3 on Subjective Happiness Scale (Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of what is going on, gettin... Happiness Scale Item #4 Reverse Coded ItemTotal Statistics Scale Mean if Item Deleted 13.84 14.39 14.48 14.29 Scale Variance if Item Deleted 15.854 14.588 14.644 16.839 Corrected lte mTotal Correlation .816 .773 .728 .436 Sq uared Multiple Correlation .736 .743 .603 .217 Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted .745 .748 .768 .906