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Compact print method for objects of class "reliability". Shows Cronbach's Alpha with quality interpretation and item count in a single line per group.

For the full detailed output including item statistics, inter-item correlations, and item-total statistics, use summary().

Usage

# S3 method for class 'reliability'
print(x, digits = 3, ...)

Arguments

x

An object of class "reliability" returned by reliability.

digits

Number of decimal places to display. Default is 3.

...

Additional arguments (not used).

Value

Invisibly returns the input object x.

Examples

result <- reliability(survey_data, trust_government, trust_media, trust_science)
result              # compact one-line overview
#> Reliability Analysis: 3 items
#>   Cronbach's Alpha = 0.047 (Poor), N = 2135
summary(result)     # full detailed output
#> 
#> Reliability Analysis Results
#> ----------------------------
#> - Items: trust_government, trust_media, trust_science
#> - N of Items: 3
#> 
#> Reliability Statistics
#> ---------------------------------------- 
#>   Cronbach's Alpha:              0.047
#>   Alpha (standardized):          0.048
#>   N of Items:                    3
#>   N (listwise):                  2135
#> 
#> Item Statistics
#> ---------------------------------------- 
#>              item  mean    sd    n
#>  trust_government 2.621 1.162 2135
#>       trust_media 2.430 1.156 2135
#>     trust_science 3.624 1.034 2135
#> 
#> Inter-Item Correlation Matrix:
#> ------------------------------ 
#>                  trust_government trust_media trust_science
#> trust_government            1.000       0.014         0.020
#> trust_media                 0.014       1.000         0.015
#> trust_science               0.020       0.015         1.000
#> ------------------------------ 
#> 
#> Item-Total Statistics
#> ---------------------------------------- 
#>              item scale_mean_deleted scale_var_deleted corrected_r
#>  trust_government               6.05             2.440       0.024
#>       trust_media               6.25             2.467       0.020
#>     trust_science               5.05             2.723       0.025
#>  alpha_deleted
#>          0.029
#>          0.040
#>          0.027