Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ542519
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Sampling Error and Selecting Intercoder Reliability Samples for Nominal Content Categories.
Lacy, Stephen; Riffe, Daniel
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, v73 n4 p963-73 Win 1996
Views intercoder reliability as a sampling problem for content analyses. Develops a formula for generating sample sizes needed to have valid reliability estimates. Suggests steps for reporting reliability. (TB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Mass Media, Reliability, Research Design, Research Problems, Sample Size, Statistical Analysis, Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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