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. 2012 Jan 24;7(1):e30345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030345

Table 6. Reliability of a single measurement, the median of 3 measurements, and the mean of 3 measurements.

Relative Technical Error of Measurement, % (95% Confidence Interval)
Measurement Height Weight MUAC
INTRA-OBSERVER (Nā€Š=ā€Š84)
First of Three 0.43 (0.37 to 0.50) 0.68 (0.57 to 0.78) 1.46 (1.24 to 1.68)
Mean of Three 0.60 (0.51 to 0.69) 0.43 (0.37 to 0.50) 1.16 (0.99 to 1.34)
Median of Three 0.35 (0.30 to 0.41) 0.39 (0.33 to 0.45) 1.27 (1.08 to 1.46)
INTER-OBSERVER (Nā€Š=ā€Š89)
First of Three 0.96 (0.81 to 1.10) 0.96 (0.81 to 1.11) 1.50 (1.28 to 1.72)
Mean of Three 0.80 (0.68 to 0.92) 0.78 (0.66 to 0.91) 1.48 (1.26 to 1.69)
Median of Three 0.75 (0.64 to 0.86) 0.79 (0.67 to 0.91) 1.53 (1.30 to 1.76)