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Table 3 Agreement among coders

From: Causes of death and associated conditions (Codac) – a utilitarian approach to the classification of perinatal deaths

 

Coder 6

Coder 5

Coder 7

Coder 3

Coder 2

Coder 4

Coder 1

0.82

0.71

0.73

0.70

0.70

0.53

Coder 6

 

0.71

0.68

0.63

0.74

0.57

Coder 5

  

0.67

0.61

0.69

0.51

Coder 7

   

0.61

0.56

0.52

Coder 3

    

0.63

0.54

Coder 2

     

0.59

  1. Kappa values for the agreement in coding of the main cause of death category among coders. Coders are listed (left to right and top to bottom) by their falling adherence to the coding instructions of Codac. Mean adherence of coders 1 & 6 (top left) was 78% and of coders 2 & 4 (bottom right) was 30%.
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