A graduate student is concerned that the long length of his dissertation questionnaire will discourage participation. He believes, however, that many of the items on a self-created 40 item measure are repetitive, and he is considering decreasing the scale to 20 items. His original 40-item scale was pre-tested and found to have a reliability of .75. What would you recommend he do before proceeding with his plan to remove items from the measure?

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The Answer of A graduate student is concerned that the long length of his dissertation questionnaire will discourage participation. He believes, however, that many of the items on a self-created 40 item measure are repetitive, and he is considering decreasing the scale to 20 items. His original 40-item scale was pre-tested and found to have a reliability of .75. What would you recommend he do before proceeding with his plan to remove items from the measure?

A Graduate Student Is Concerned That the Long Length of His