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ERIC Number: EJ184199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Use of Chance Corrected Percentage of Agreement to Interpret the Results of a Discriminant Analysis
Weidemann, Carl F.; Fenster, C. Abraham
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 38, 1, 29-35, Spr 78
Most discriminant function analyses provide a table of hits and misses with respect to classifications. Cohen's kappa coefficient is shown to be applicable to these tables and useful for setting confidence limits for the accuracy of the discriminant prediction. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Adults, Discriminant Analysis, Expectancy Tables, Higher Education, Predictive Validity, Statistical Analysis
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Identifiers: Kappa Coefficient