Do you think the observers demonstrated acceptable interobserver reliability? Why or why not?

Two observers observe a child in the classroom every 30 minutes to record whether he is behaving aggressively. They use two categories for their observations: yes (aggressive) or no (not aggressive). Using the data presented below, answer the following question


The observers agreed for only half of their observations; this is not acceptable interobserver reliability. For the reliability to be acceptable, researchers prefer to see agreement at or above 85%. In this example, agreement for 9 of the 10 observations would indicate acceptable reliability.

Psychology

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