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. 2012 Jan 23;13:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-6

Table 2.

Interpretation of kappa values according to different authors

Kappa value Fleiss Svanholm Landis and Koch
0.95 - 1.00

0.90 - 0.95 ALMOST

0.85 - 0.90 EXCELLENT EXCELLENT PERFECT

0.80 -0.85


0.75 - 0.80

0.70 - 0.75 SUBSTANTIAL

0.65 - 0.70

0.60 - 0.65 FAIR GOOD


0.55 - 0.60 TO

0.50 - 0.55 GOOD MODERATE


0.45 - 0.50

0.40 - 0.45


0.35 - 0.40

0.30 - 0.35 POOR FAIR

0.25 - 0.30

0.20 - 0.25


0.15 - 0.20 POOR

0.10 - 0.15 SLIGHT

0.05 - 0.10

0.00 - 0.05