What Would the Inter-Rater Reliability Be for a 50-Item Measure

question 27

Multiple Choice

What would the inter-rater reliability be for a 50-item measure in which the number of agreements between Rater 1 and Rater 2 was 45?

• A) 0.45
• B) 80%
• C) 0.90
• D) 95%

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