Validity and reliability of Small Business Entrepreneur Profiler



Concurrent validation

The business types formal definition:

Business type Number of employees Business based on own skills Business based on license
Business Leader >6yesyes
Manager 2-6yesyes
Craftsman 2-4yesrare
Licentiate 1-2noyes
Freelancer 1-2yesno
HBE 1-2yesyes
Analyst 1yesrare

Coefficient of coincidence between actual business activity and type of business activity indicated by SBEP.
Coefficient of coincidence = number of coincidences/number of trials.

Business type Coefficient of coincidence
Business Leader.83
Manager.73
Craftsman.74
Licentiate.88
Freelancer.84
HBE.75
Analyst.79


Comparative validation

The Pearson's coefficients of correlation whose value is more then .50 are represented in the table.

SBEP vs.EPP

  Assertiveness Resourcefulness
Assertiveness .83  
Flexibility   .50


Reliability

Split-Half

The Pearson's coefficients of correlation.

Business Leader Manager Craftsman Licentiate Freelancer HBE Analyst
.82 .80 .82 .79 .80 .79 .81

Test-Retest

Time Business Leader Manager Craftsman Licentiate Freelancer HBE Analyst
<week .81 .80 .78 .78 .81 .79 .81
>week .72 .69 .72 .71 .70 .69 .73
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SBEP - Small Business Entrepreneur Profiler EPP - Eysenck Personality Profiler


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