Developing and Assessing Intercoder Reliability in Studies of Group Interaction

Although group interaction is a rich source of data, it offers many challenges for analysis. We discuss how pretesting can solve many coding and reliability issues before the actual data collection and analysis. We also consider how coding schemes can be developed, how coders can be trained, and how...

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Published in:Sociological methodology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 348 - 364
Main Authors: Compton, D'Lane, Love, Tony P., Sell, Jane
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications 01.08.2012
SAGE Publications
American Sociological Association
Subjects:
Coefficients
Conceptualization
Content analysis
Data coding
Data collection
Decisions
Estimate reliability
Estimates
Experimentation
Focus groups
Group interaction
Measurement
Methodology (Data Collection)
Observational research
Penal codes
Postmodernism
Power
Preliminary estimates
Prestige
Property
Reliability
Social interaction
Social theory
Sociological methodology
Studies
Theory
interrater reliability
pretest
intercoder reliability
Reliability
research design
group interaction studies
ISSN:0081-1750, 1467-9531
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Summary:Although group interaction is a rich source of data, it offers many challenges for analysis. We discuss how pretesting can solve many coding and reliability issues before the actual data collection and analysis. We also consider how coding schemes can be developed, how coders can be trained, and how coder reliability can be ascertained. We examine the properties of different estimates of intercoder reliability and detail how these relate to decisions about the data.
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ISSN:0081-1750
1467-9531
DOI:10.1177/0081175012444860