A coefficient of agreement adjusted for bias in paired ordered categorical data

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 643-657

  Svensson, Elisabeth ^a  

^a Goteborg Uversity   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agreement; Correlation; Inter rater bias; Marginal heterogeneity; Ordered categorical data; Rank invariance

Indexed keywords

A-COEFFICIENT; CORRELATION; INTER-RATER BIAS; INVARIANT METHODS; ITEMS RATINGS; MARGINAL HETEROGENEITY; ORDERED CATEGORICAL DATA; RANK INVARIANCE; RATING SCALE; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 0031317446     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.4710390602     Document Type: Article

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