RESEARCH-METHOD&SKILLS

Critically analyze the item total statistics provided in table 1 and suggest how the cronbachs

alpha score of the construct can be improved to reach its desired threshold.

Table 1 Item Total Statistics

Scale Mean if Item Deleted

Scale Variance if Item Deleted

Corrected Item

Total Correlation

Cronbach's Alpha

if Item Deleted

Motivation_1

16.6912

18.700

.469

.729

Motivation_2

16.5724

19.179

.849

.530

Motivation_3

16.5142

17.590

.827

.553

Critically analyze the item total statistics provided in table 1 and suggest how the cronbachs

alpha score of the construct can be improved to reach its desired threshold. ( 2 Marks)

Table 1 Item Total Statistics

Scale Mean if Item Deleted

Scale Variance if Item Deleted

Corrected Item

Total Correlation

Cronbach's Alpha

if Item Deleted

Motivation_1

16.6912

18.700

.469

.729

Motivation_2

16.5724

19.179

.849

.530

Motivation_3

16.5142

17.590

.827

.553

Critically analyze the item total statistics provided in table 1 and suggest how the cronbachs

alpha score of the construct can be improved to reach its desired threshold. ( 2 Marks)

Table 1 Item Total Statistics

	Scale Mean if Item Deleted	Scale Variance if Item Deleted	Corrected Item Total Correlation	Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted
Motivation_1	16.6912	18.700	.469	.729
Motivation_2	16.5724	19.179	.849	.530
Motivation_3	16.5142	17.590	.827	.553