Method agreement analysis: A review of correct methodology

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1167-1179

  Watson, P F ^a   Petrie, A ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agreement analysis; Reliability; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Sample size calculation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77952100979     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.003     Document Type: Review

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