kappa coefficient

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kappa
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈkæp.ə/ us /ˈkæp.ə/
the 10th letter of the ...
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coefficient
noun[C]
uk /ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ us /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
a value, in mathematics, that appears in front of and multiplies ...
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Examples of kappa coefficient

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The inter-rater agreement of the best overall diagnosis (in which the longitudinal course of the illness was considered) was high (kappacoefficient=0.92).
The kappacoefficient for intersession agreement indicated that approximately 84% of the subjects obtained the same pass 0 fail results at both sessions.
When the kappacoefficient was calculated, "uncertain" was treated as "yes" for resuscitation.
The accuracy of the classification was high as shown by the kappacoefficient (0.86).
Inter-coder reliability was assessed using the kappacoefficient for multiple raters.
Cohen's kappacoefficient was computed for each condition separately.
Kappacoefficient is a measure of concordance beyond chance, and ranges from 0 for agreement consistent with chance to 1 for perfect agreement or 1 for perfect disagreement.!
In addition to the data from proxy respondents, selfreport data on life events were available for controls, allowing us to calculate kappa coefficients to quantify proxy-self concordance.
Kappa coefficients were used to compute rater reliabilities, based on 18 cases.
Had the algorithm that accompanies the scale forced raters into a choice between these two possibilities at all points it is likely that the kappa coefficients would have been lower.
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