Why would interrater reliability be measured in a quantitative research project?

a. A verbal quantitative questionnaire is filled out.
b. Behavior is observed and classified.
c. Phenomenology is the research method.
d. Distances are measured.


ANS: B
Determining interrater reliability is a concern when studies include observational measurement, which is common in qualitative research. Interrater reliability values need to be reported in any study in which observational data are collected or judgments are made by two or more data gatherers. Consequently, it is used in various types of qualitative research in which data or behaviors are coded or classified.

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