Table 4.
Intra-observer performance (six observers, O1 to O6) for the palatal morphology (PM) component of the EUROCRAN index
| Observer | Reliability | Mean diff. | 95 % CI of mean diff | p Value | DME | Kappa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plas-M | O1 | 0.014 | 0.048 | [−0.221…0.316] | 0.715 | 0.417 | 0.013 |
| O2 | 0.315 | 0.048 | [−0.221…0.316] | 0.715 | 0.417 | 0.246 | |
| O3 | 0.333 | 0.000 | [−0.288…0.288] | 1.000 | 0.447 | 0.257 | |
| O4 | 0.672 | 0.095 | [−0.103…0.294] | 0.329 | 0.309 | 0.600 | |
| O5 | 0.833 | 0.048 | [−0.127…0.223] | 0.576 | 0.272 | 0.755 | |
| O6 | 0.258 | 0.143 | [−0.155…0.441] | 0.329 | 0.463 | 0.074 | |
| 2D-M | O1 | 0.200 | −0.143 | [−0.360…0.075] | 0.186 | 0.338 | 0.173 |
| O2 | 0.447 | 0.381 | [0.154…0.607] | 0.002 | 0.352 | 0.333 | |
| O3 | −0.069 | 0.286 | [−0.041…0.612] | 0.083 | 0.507 | −0.059 | |
| O4 | 0.414 | 0.286 | [0.075…0.496] | 0.010 | 0.327 | 0.292 | |
| O5 | 0.408 | 0.095 | [−0.150…0.341] | 0.428 | 0.381 | 0.400 | |
| O6 | 0.636 | −0.048 | [−0.223…0.127] | 0.576 | 0.272 | 0.632 | |
| 3D-M | O1 | 0.315 | 0.048 | [−0.221…0.316] | 0.715 | 0.417 | 0.125 |
| O2 | 0.395 | 0.429 | [0.198…0.659] | 0.001 | 0.359 | 0.270 | |
| O3 | 0.408 | 0.238 | [−0.007…0.483] | 0.056 | 0.381 | 0.364 | |
| O4 | 0.400 | 0.190 | [0.007…0.374] | 0.042 | 0.285 | 0.276 | |
| O5 | 0.485 | −0.048 | [−0.274…0.179] | 0.666 | 0.352 | 0.483 | |
| O6 | 0.614 | 0.190 | [−0.083…0.464] | 0.162 | 0.425 | 0.317 |
Plas-M plaster models, 2D-M 2D digital photographs of plaster models, 3D-M 3D digital models, diff difference, CI confidence interval, DME duplicate measurement error