Help the Stat Consulting Group by giving a gift. Cronbach's alpha is a measure of internal consistency, that is, how closely related a set of items are as a group. It is considered to be a measure of scale reliability. A high value for alpha does not imply that the measure is unidimensional.elp the Stat Consulting Group by giving a gift. Cronbach's alpha is a measure of internal consistency, that is, how closely related a set of items are as a group. It is considered to be a measure of scale reliability. A high value for alpha does not imply that the measure is unidimensional.
Report Abuse. endospores are tough protective structures produced by some bacteria. the primary function of endospores is to pprotect the bacteria and ensure it's survival in adverse conditions like high temperatures,high salt concentrations, dessication, etc.
Endospores are a particular problem in the food industry where great care must be taken to insure either the destruction of endospores or suitable preservation methods so that endospore-forming bacteria (and other microbes) cannot grow. Endospores can be divided into several important parts (Fig 2-51).