Dr Overup Decides to Use a Hidden Camera to Videotape

question 37

Essay

Dr. Overup decides to use a hidden camera to videotape the behavior of people on dates at a local restaurant to determine how they express affection in public. She has three research assistants code each video. She calculates an ICC of .94 for their rating of affection. Explain how Dr. Overup should interpret this value and what it tells her in terms of the reliability and validity of her measure.

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Definitions:

Operating Profit Or Loss Test

A financial measure used to determine a company's profitability from its core business operations, excluding non-operational factors.

Operating Segments

Components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources.

Revenue Test

A criterion used to gauge the amount of revenue generated by a company, project, or product, crucial for decision-making and financial analysis.

Operating Segments

Components of a business that engage in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, often reported in financial statements for diversified companies.