A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS® for Univariate & Multivariate Statistics, Second Edition

Summarizing the Results

Summarizing the Results in a Table

Researchers typically report the reliability of a scale in a table that reports simple descriptive statistics for the study’s variables such as means, standard deviations, and intercorrelations. In these tables, coefficient alpha estimates are usually reported on the diagonal of the correlation matrix, within parentheses. Such an approach appears in Table 7.1.

Table 7.1. Means, Standard Deviations, Intercorrelations, and Coefficient Alpha Estimates for Study Variables

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3
1. Authoritarianism	13.56	2.54	(.90)
2. Helping others	15.60	3.22	.37	(.78)
3. Financial giving	12.55	1.32	.25	.53	(.77)
Note. N = 200. Reliability estimates appear on the diagonal.

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