International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 141-142 , January 2009

Interrater reliability and the kappa statistic: A comment on Morris et al. (2008)

  • Jan Kottner

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Received 26 March 2008 ,Revised 1 April 2008 ,Accepted 1 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.04.001

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 141-142 , January 2009