Krippendorff’s alpha assesses reproducibility of coded data relative to expected disagreement. It supports several coding designs and measurement levels when the metric is defensible. The result concerns reliability, while validity, sampling, coding quality, and uncertainty still require separate examination before findings inform decisions.
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Measurement & Assessment Instruments
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