Table 2 Inter-observer agreement values
From: The inter-observer agreement of examining pre-school children with acute cough: a nested study
Clinical sign | Number with complete data (%) | Observer one positive sign (%) | Observer two positive sign (%) | Kappa (chance corrected agreement with 95% CI)b | Phi (chance independent agreement)c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raised respiratory rate (observer one opinion vs. observer two opinion) | 214 (84%) | 8.8% | 5.5% | 0.29 (0.16, 0.43) | 0.54 |
Raised respiratory rate (observer one opinion vs. observer two counted rate) | 93 (80%)a | 8.8% | 51.6% | 0.12 (0.009, 0.23) | 0.47 |
Fever (observer one opinion vs. observer two measured) | 103 (89%)a | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.18 (0.005, 0.35) | 0.42 |
Abnormal chest signs (observer one opinion vs. observer two opinion) | 209 (82%) | 21.5% | 14.2% | 0.39 (0.26, 0.53) | 0.51 |