Which of the following is true of interrater reliability?
a. It is the relationship between ratings by the same person done at two separate times.
b. It is the relationship between two or more data collectors' ratings of the same event.
c. There is little the researcher can do to increase this type of reliability because numerous data collectors are involved.
d. This type of reliability is applicable only to psychosocial instruments.
ANS: B
Interrater reliability compares measurement made by two or more observers measuring the same event.
Interrater implies two different persons rating some event or item.
Raters can be trained to observe in a similar way.
There are many situations in which interrater reliability is important.
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