Inter-rater reliability as a reflection of ambiguity in the communication of deaf and normally-hearing children

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-134

  Nicholas, Johanna Grant ^a   Geers, Ann E ^a   Rollins, Pamela Rosenthal ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Deafness; Inter rater agreement; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DEAFNESS; HEARING; HUMANS; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032954185     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(99)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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