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Lecture 4: Principles of Psychometrics: Reliability II - jhsph ocw

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Intraclass correlation: Assessing<br />

inter-rater reliability<br />

• As before, reliability defined as:<br />

variance in true scores ⁄ variance in observed scores<br />

• For the intra-class correlation the specific form <strong>of</strong> this<br />

equation can take on at least six different forms<br />

• The correct form to use depends on the study design and<br />

the researcher’s assumptions about the patients and<br />

subjects (or items)<br />

• I will discuss three designs, each with two ICCs

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