Homogeneity of Kappa Statistics in Multiple Samples.

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-2000

Abstract

The measurement of intra-observer agreement when the data are categorical has been the subject of several investigators since Cohen first proposed the kappa (kappa) as a chance-corrected coefficient of agreement for nominal scales. Subsequent procedures have been developed to assess the agreement of several raters using a dichotomous classification scheme, assess majority agreement among several raters using a polytomous classification scheme, and the use of kappa as an indicator of the quality of a measurement. Further developments include inference procedures for testing the homogeneity of k>/=2 independent kappa statistics. An executable FORTRAN code for testing the homogeneity of kappa statistics (kappa(h)) across multiple sites or studies is given. The FORTRAN program listing and/or executable programs are available from the author on request.

Volume

63

Issue

1

First Page

43

Last Page

46

ISSN

0169-2607

Disciplines

Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

10927153

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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