Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement

Agreement between measurements refers to the degree of concordance between two (or more) sets of measurements. Statistical methods to test agreement are used to assess inter-rater variability or to decide whether one technique for measuring a variable can substitute another. In this article, we look...

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Main Authors: Priya Ranganathan, C S Pramesh, Rakesh Aggarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Perspectives in Clinical Research
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Online Access:http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=187;epage=191;aulast=Ranganathan
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spelling doaj-c39d12007dbf409c8e17896e277b05f92020-11-24T21:47:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsPerspectives in Clinical Research2229-34852017-01-018418719110.4103/picr.PICR_123_17Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreementPriya RanganathanC S PrameshRakesh AggarwalAgreement between measurements refers to the degree of concordance between two (or more) sets of measurements. Statistical methods to test agreement are used to assess inter-rater variability or to decide whether one technique for measuring a variable can substitute another. In this article, we look at statistical measures of agreement for different types of data and discuss the differences between these and those for assessing correlation.http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=187;epage=191;aulast=RanganathanAgreementbiostatisticsconcordance
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author Priya Ranganathan
C S Pramesh
Rakesh Aggarwal
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C S Pramesh
Rakesh Aggarwal
Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement
Perspectives in Clinical Research
Agreement
biostatistics
concordance
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C S Pramesh
Rakesh Aggarwal
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title Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement
title_short Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement
title_full Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement
title_fullStr Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement
title_full_unstemmed Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement
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publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Perspectives in Clinical Research
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publishDate 2017-01-01
description Agreement between measurements refers to the degree of concordance between two (or more) sets of measurements. Statistical methods to test agreement are used to assess inter-rater variability or to decide whether one technique for measuring a variable can substitute another. In this article, we look at statistical measures of agreement for different types of data and discuss the differences between these and those for assessing correlation.
topic Agreement
biostatistics
concordance
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