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Table 4 Cronbach’s alpha (α) acceptability thresholds [20]

From: Validating a tool to measure auxiliary nurse midwife and nurse motivation in rural Nepal

Cronbach’s alpha (α)

Internal consistency

α ≥ 0.9

Excellent

0.8 ≤ α < 0.9

Good

0.7 ≤ α < 0.8

Acceptable

0.6 ≤ α < 0.7

Questionable

0.5 ≤ α < 0.6

Poor

α < 0.5

Unacceptable