Table 1.
Section | Page | Checklist item |
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Title and abstract | 1 | Identify in the title or abstract that interrater/intrarater reliability or agreement was investigated. |
Introduction | 4 | Name and describe the diagnostic or measurement device of interest explicitly. |
Specify the subject population of interest. Specify the rater population of interest (if applicable). | ||
Describe what is already known about reliability and agreement and provide a rationale for the study (if applicable). | ||
Methods | 6 | Explain how the sample size was chosen. State the determined number of raters, subjects/objects, and replicate observations. |
Describe the sampling method. | ||
Describe the measurement/rating process (e.g., the time interval between repeated measurements, availability of clinical information, and blinding). | ||
State whether measurements/ratings were conducted independently. | ||
Describe the statistical analysis. | ||
Results | 9 | State the actual number of raters and subjects/objects that were included and the number of replicate observations that were conducted. |
Describe the sample characteristics of raters and subjects (e.g., training and experience). | ||
Report estimates of reliability and agreement including measures of statistical uncertainty. | ||
Discussion/conclusion | 10 | Discuss the practical relevance of results. |