The raw variable columns were used

The raw variable columns were used instead of the standardized columns since the variances showed a limited spread (data not shown). Had there been a mixture of dichotomous and multi-point scales in the survey, we would have had relatively heterogeneous variances in which case the use of standardized variables would have been more appropriate. As it is, the procedure output has an overall raw alpha of .77 (rounded from .76729 from the top of table) which is good considering that .70 is the cutoff value for being acceptable.