Verbatim · Inter-coder reliability

Per-category reliability (one-vs-rest Cohen kappa)

Diagnostic decomposition to localise WHICH code drives disagreement; not a standalone reported coefficient.

For each category c: collapse to 2x2 (c vs not-c) then Cohen's kappa

Measurement level
nominal
Coders
Exactly 2 coders
Seminal reference
Cohen (1960) applied one-vs-rest; standard reliability-diagnostics practice (Neuendorf 2017)

Benchmark bands

Benchmarks are reporting guidance, not strict cut-offs — the engine presents them with their source.

AgreementReadingSource
0.80 – 1.0almost perfectLandis & Koch (1977)
0.60 – 0.80substantialLandis & Koch (1977)
0.40 – 0.60moderateLandis & Koch (1977)
-1.0 – 0.40weakLandis & Koch (1977)

Verbatim computes Per-category reliability (one-vs-rest Cohen kappa) with a deterministic, golden-verified math kernel — never a language model — with a bootstrap confidence interval and full provenance (coder + unit + kernel + fixture + run-id). The number is measured; the interpretation stays yours.

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