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Table 2 Intercoder agreement statistics including percent agreement, Kappa and PABAK and the number of observations used during each coding round

From: A theoretical analysis of the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of school-based physical activity policies in Canada: a mixed methods scoping review

Round

% total (n observations)

Mean percent positive agreement (n observationsa)

Mean Kappa (±SD)

Mean PABAK (±SD)

Round 1

9.85 (20)

70.0 (20)

0.66 ± 0.50

0.90 ± 0.15

Round 2

11.8 (24)

88.5 (26)

0.90 ± 0.25

0.97 ± 0.08

Round 3

12.8 (26)

71.0 (31)

0.79 ± 0.41

0.94 ± 0.12

Round 4

19.7 (40)

76.2 (42)

0.74 ± 0.44

0.92 ± 0.12

Round 5

14.8 (30)

84.2 (38)

0.85 ± 0.35

0.94 ± 0.12

Round 6

16.3 (33)

77.5 (40)

0.83 ± 0.34

0.94 ± 0.11

Round 7

14.8 (30)

84.8 (33)

0.90 ± 0.29

0.97 ± 0.09

  1. Kappa Cohen’s Kappa statistic [35], PABAK prevalence adjusted bias adjusted Kappa statistic [36]
  2. aSome barriers were coded under multiple domains if applicable. Mean percent was calculated based on each code the BF was given