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internal consistency

internal consistency

the degree of interrelationship or homogeneity among the items on a test, such that they are consistent with one another and measuring the same thing. Internal consistency is an index of the reliability of a test. Also called internal consistency reliability; internal reliability. See also interitem correlation.

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