Analysis of Rater Agreement by Rasch and IRT Models

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapportBidrag til bog/antologiForskningfagfællebedømt

This chapter first discusses the use of item response theory (IRT) model for the analysis of agreement between raters in a situation where all raters have supplied dichotomous ratings of the same cases in a sample. Next, the chapter describes two approaches to the quantification of the rater variation in the Rasch model. The approaches are fixed-effect approach, and random effects approach. The models allow raters to have different propensities to score a given set of individuals positively or negatively. Further, the chapter presents a study of umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry used by obstetricians to asses the status of a fetus. Meta analyses of the randomized clinical trials have shown a 49% reduction in perinatal mortality on using the technique on high-risk pregnancies. It is clear from these considerations that the variations in effects of using the ultrasound technique may in part be attributed to the considerable rater variation.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelRasch Models in Health
Antal sider16
ForlagWiley
Publikationsdato4 mar. 2013
Sider219-234
ISBN (Trykt)9781848212220
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 4 mar. 2013

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