Inequalities between multi-rater kappas

Advances in Data Analysis and Classification

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-286

  Warrens, Matthijs J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arithmetic harmonic means inequality; Cauchy Schwarz inequality; Cohen's kappa; Fleiss' kappa; Hubert's kappa; Light's kappa; Nominal agreement; Randolph's kappa; Scott's pi

Indexed keywords

CAUCHY-SCHWARZ INEQUALITY; COHEN'S KAPPA; FLEISS' KAPPA; HARMONIC MEAN; HUBERT'S KAPPA; NOMINAL AGREEMENT; RANDOLPH'S KAPPA; SCOTT'S PI;

EID: 78650064898     PISSN: 18625347     EISSN: 18625355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11634-010-0073-4     Document Type: Article

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