Issues in Measuring Reliability: Correlation Versus Percentage of Agreement

Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 354 - 367
Published: Jul 1, 1999
Abstract
In many literacy studies, it is important to establish the reliability of independent observers' judgments. Reliability most commonly is measured either by the percentage of agreement or the correlation between the observers' judgments. This article argues that the percentage of agreement measure is more difficult to interpret than are correlation measures because of the following: (a) the effects of chance agreement are not accounted for...
Paper Details
Title
Issues in Measuring Reliability: Correlation Versus Percentage of Agreement
Published Date
Jul 1, 1999
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
354 - 367
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