Table 2.
Intra-observer and inter-observer technical error of measurement and coefficient of reliability (R) by the observer group.
| Intra-observer TEM | Inter-observer TEM | R | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold standard (n = 4) | HCP (n = 7) |
Caregiver (n = 8) | Gold standard (n = 4) | HCP (n = 7) | Caregiver (n = 8) | Gold standard (n = 4) | HCP (n = 7) | Caregiver (n = 8) | |
| Head circumference (cm) | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Length (cm) | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.76 | 1.26 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.98 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.02 | 0.006 | 0.025 | 0.011 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
TEM, technical error of measurement; R, coefficient of reliability.