Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1. Introduction to Agreement; Chapter 2. Bayesian Methods of Agreement for Two Raters; Chapter 3. More than Two Raters; Chapter 4. Agreement and Correlated Observations; Chapter 5. Modeling Patterns of Agreement; Chapter 6. Agreement with Quantitative Scores; Chapter 7. Sample Sizes for Agreement Studies; Appendix A: Bayesian Statistics; Appendix B: Introduction to WinBUGS; Index; Back cover
Summary
Employs a Bayesian approach to provide statistical inferences based on various models of intra- and inter rater agreement. This book explores numerous measures of agreement, including the Kappa coefficient, the G coefficient, and intraclass correlation. It discusses how to successfully design and analyze an agreement study