AbstractSome practicality clarifications for use of the composite-reliability formula developed in Roze boom (1989) are described. A microcomputer pro gram is announced to implement the calculations, and a prior source of related work is identified.KeywordsIndex terms: composite reliabilityitem weighting,nonequivalent subtestsnon-homogeneous item composites.Get full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Nunnally, J.C. (1978). Psychometric theory (2nd ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill.2. Rozeboom, W.W. (1966). Foundations of the theory of prediction. Homewood IL: Dorsey Press.3. Rozeboom, W.W. (1989). The reliability of a linear composite of nonequivalent subtests. Applied Psychological Measurement, 13, 277-283.