Cronbach's coefficient alpha克隆巴赫系数
 克隆巴赫(1916—2001)，美国心理学家、教育学家。他创建了一套常用的衡量心理或教育测验可靠性的方法——“克隆巴赫系数”(Cronbach’s coefficient alpha)，并在此基础上建立了一个用于确定测量误差的统计模型。1957年当选为美国心理学会主席，1973年获美国心理学会颁发的杰出科学贡献奖，1974年当选为国家科学院院士。

Received his PhD from the University of Chicago in educational psychology in 1940, developed a frequently used measure of the reliability of a psychological or educational test, seminal research in measurement theory, program evaluation, instruction,
　

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1. Eponym: Cronbach’s coefficient alpha
   http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/01/cornbachobit1010.html
   Robert J. Gregory, Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, Second Edition, 1996 by Allyn and Bacon
2. LEE J. CRONBACH PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY VOL. 147, NO. 4, DECEMBER 2003