Kappa Is Used

question 37

Multiple Choice

Kappa is used

• A) to test the construct validity of a measure.
• B) to test the criterion validity of a measure.
• C) to compute the reliability of a set of nominal variables.
• D) to eliminate items from a Likert scale.

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Definitions:

Increased Awareness

A heightened state of knowledge, consciousness, or understanding about a particular issue, phenomenon, or aspect of one's environment or self.

Mortality

The state of being subject to death; often used in statistics to refer to the rate of death within a population.

Peripheral-Route Cues

Aspects of a message that are not directly related to the content but can influence an individual's attitude change, such as the attractiveness of the speaker.

Central Route Processing

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of a message, focusing on the arguments and evidence presented.