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High agreement but low Kappa? Two recommended solutions for Kappa concerns
Friday September 6, 2024 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Butler East
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Counseling researchers often utilize behavioral observation as a data collection strategy. Cohen’s Kappa or weighted Kappa is a common coefficient for demonstrating interrater reliability with categorical data between two independent raters/coders. Researchers may encounter an issue with high agreement between two raters but low or even negative Kappa values. This session will discuss the reasons for this issue in Kappa and demonstrate two alternative coefficients, Prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted Kappa and AC1, as recommended solutions.
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Yung-Wei Lin

Associate Professor, University of Iowa
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Laura Shannonhouse

Associate Professor, University of Florida
Dr. Shannonhouse‘s research focuses on crisis intervention and disaster response. She is curious about how people make sense of, and effectively cope with, suffering through their faith. She also works with systems (i.e. k-12 school, university, aging, veteran) to prevent suicide... Read More →
Friday September 6, 2024 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Butler East
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