Editing Internal consistency (section)

{{Short description|Whether items that propose to measure the same construct produce similar scores}}
In [[statistics]] and [[research]], '''internal consistency''' is typically a measure based on the [[correlation]]s between different items on the same test (or the same subscale on a larger test). It measures whether several items that propose to measure the same general [[Construct (philosophy)|construct]] produce similar scores. For example, if a respondent expressed agreement with the statements "I like to ride bicycles" and "I've enjoyed riding bicycles in the past", and disagreement with the statement "I hate bicycles", this would be indicative of good internal consistency of the test.