Is the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™ reliable and valid?
The Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™ is both reliable and valid. Reliability refers to the fact that the test is consistent over time, while validity refers to the fact that the test is measuring what it is intended to measure. The internal consistency reliability for the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal ranges from .85 to .91; this is considered to be a strong indication that the test is reliable. The standard level of acceptable reliability is .70 or greater. To be more specific, the reliability statistics of the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal and its subscales yielded strong Cronbach’s Alpha, scores of internal reliability or consistency of the questions in an index. Cronbach’s alpha ranges from 0 to 1.0; scores that fall toward the high end of that range (e.g. .70 or greater) imply that the questions in an index are measuring the same thing. Analysis of the construct validity of the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™ suggests the best fit for the model presented in the assessment
