Inter-Examiner Agreement
Definition
The degree to which independent examiners reach the same conclusion when shown the same evidence. Low inter-examiner agreement is a signal that a method's conclusions are not reproducible and therefore not reliable as a scientific basis for testimony.
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- Cognitive Bias, Error and Quality in OdontologyThe degree to which independent examiners reach the same conclusion when shown the same evidence. Low inter-examiner agreement is a signal that a method's conc...