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. 2021 Jul 28;52(7):3214–3227. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05203-5

Table 2.

Item domain correlations and Interrater reliability by modules

Rater 1 Rater 2 Interrater Correlation with Diagnosis
M SD rit M SD rit Kappaa Agreement rpb
Module 2
 SA
  Pointing 0.19 0.54 0.849 0.19 0.54 0.846 1.000 100.0 0.942
  Descriptive, conventional, instrumental, or informational gestures 0.13 0.34 0.576 0.19 0.40 0.465 0.765 93.7 0.381
  Unusual eye contact 0.38 0.81 0.692 0.38 0.81 0.609 1.000 100.0 0.787
  Facial expressions directed to others 0.38 0.62 0.81 0.50 0.63 0.737 0.789 87.5 0.689
  Shared enjoyment in interaction 0.5 0.63 0.797 0.44 0.63 0.844 0.896 93.7 0.651
  Showing 0.44 0.81 0.775 0.50 0.82 0.763 0.736 81.2 0.762
  Spontaneous initiation of joint attention 0.13 0.34 0.846 0.25 0.45 0.455 0.600 87.5 0.882
  Quality of social overtures 0.38 0.50 0.604 0.56 0.63 0.426 0.444 75.1 0.447
  Amount of reciprocal social communication 0.75 0.58 0.717 0.94 0.44 0.654 0.607 81.2 0.541
  Overall quality of rapport 0.56 0.73 .924 0.50 0.73 0.876 0.733 81.2 0.826
  Cronbachs alpha 0.932 0.903
 RRB
  Stereotyped/idiosyncratic use of words or phrases 0.38 0.62 0.688 0.31 0.6 0.581 0.881 93.7 0.755
  Unusual sensory interest in play material/person 0.13 0.34 − 0.182 0.19 0.4 − 0.044 0.765 93.7 − 0.173
  Hand and finger and other complex mannerisms 0.19 0.54 0.902 0.25 0.58 0.923 0.837 93.7 0.915
  Unusually repetitive interests or stereotyped behaviors 0.19 0.54 0.902 0.25 0.58 0.923 0.837 93.7 0.915
  Cronbachs alpha 0.755 0.77
Module 3
 SA
  Reporting of events 0.56 0.67 0.513 0.56 0.62 0.636 0.515 68.7 0.622
  Conversation 0.81 0.59 0.721 0.63 0.55 0.647 0.568 81.3 0.574
  Descriptive, conventional, instrumental, or informational gestures 0 0 0 0.03 0.18 0.394 0.000 96.9 0.475
  Unusual eye contact 0.25 0.67 0.620 0.25 0.67 0.576 1.000 100.0 0.714
  Facial expressions directed to examiner 0.25 0.44 0.729 0.25 0.44 0.733 1.000 100.0 0.655
  Shared enjoyment in interaction 0.25 0.44 0.797 0.25 0.51 0.777 0.840 93.8 0.734
  Quality of social overtures 0.38 0.66 0.593 0.5 0.57 0.505 0.587 74.9 0.553
  Quality of social response 0.38 0.49 0.605 0.53 0.57 0.615 0.353 65.6 0.578
  Amount of reciprocal social communication 0.59 0.71 0.826 0.59 0.67 0.794 0.820 90.6 0.680
  Overall quality of rapport 0.25 0.44 0.797 0.25 0.51 0.716 0.840 93.8 0.734
  Cronbachs alpha 0.888 0.89
 RRB
  Stereotyped/idiosyncratic use of words or phrases 0.06 0.25 0.510 0.19 0.47 0.507 0.458 90.6 0.772
  Unusual sensory interest in play material/person 0.06 0.35 0.588 0.06 0.35 0.339 1.000 100.0 0.475
  Hand and finger and other complex mannerisms 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0
  Excessive interest in or references to unusual or highly specific topics or objects or repetitive behaviors 0.16 0.45 0.309 0.25 0.51 0.472 0.732 90.6 0.567
  Cronbachs alpha 0.554 0.552

rit item-domain correlation, rpb point-biserial correlation

aWeighted Kappa