Table 1 Inter-coder agreement on items within the coding frame
From: Pharmacogenetics and the print media: what is the public told?
Question (number of choices) | Observed agreement | Kappa value |
|---|---|---|
Main themes (8 choices) | 90% | 0.88 |
Key perspectives (7 choices) | 90% | 0.79 |
Benefit stated (yes/no) | 100% | 1.0 |
Risk stated (yes/no) | 100% | 1.0 |
Barrier stated (yes/no) | 90% | 0.79 |
Quotation stated (yes/no) | 100% | 1.0 |
Source of information (5 choices) | 95% | 0.91 |
Main voice (4 choices) | 95% | 0.89 |
Article slant (4 choices) | 100% | 1.0 |
Main claim (3 choices) | 85% | 0.58 |
Quality of information (3 choices) | 80% | 0.57 |