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Gregory E Wilding¹, Joseph D Consiglio, Guogen Shan

¹Department of Biostatistics, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.

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Summary

This study introduces exact testing methods for the intra-class kappa coefficient, improving agreement assessment for categorical ratings. These new approaches offer better type I error control compared to traditional asymptotic methods, especially in specific sample sizes.

Keywords:

exact testing intra-class kappa nuisance parameters unconditional tests

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Psychometrics

Background:

The intra-class kappa coefficient is crucial for assessing agreement in categorical ratings.
Existing significance testing methods often rely on asymptotic null distributions, leading to issues with type I error control.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate exact testing approaches for the intra-class kappa coefficient.
To address the limitations of asymptotic methods in controlling type I errors.

Main Methods:

Proposed exact testing procedures for one-sample and K-sample scenarios.
Utilized exact distribution of the test statistic conditional on a sufficient statistic for p-value computation.
Investigated unconditional approaches by maximizing across the nuisance parameter space.

Main Results:

Exact testing approaches demonstrate improved type I error control compared to asymptotic methods.
Exact unconditional procedures show particular advantages in numerical evaluations.

Conclusions:

Exact testing offers a more reliable alternative for assessing agreement with categorical ratings.
The proposed exact unconditional methods provide superior performance in statistical testing scenarios.