Use of the standard error as a reliability index of interest: An applied example using elbow flexor strength data

被引:317
作者
Stratford, PW
Goldsmith, CH
机构
[1] MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT CLIN EPIDEMIOL & BIOSTAT,HAMILTON,ON L8S 4K1,CANADA
[2] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,DEPT PHYS THERAPY,LONDON,ON,CANADA
来源
PHYSICAL THERAPY | 1997年 / 77卷 / 07期
关键词
measurement error; reliability; variance components;
D O I
10.1093/ptj/77.7.745
中图分类号
R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
The intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC) and the standard error of measurement (SEM) are two reliability coefficients that are reported frequently. Both measures are related; however, they define distinctly different properties. The magnitude of the ICC defines a measure's ability to discriminate among subjects, and the SEM quantifies error in the same units as the original measurement. Most of the statistical methodology addressing reliability presented in the physical therapy literature (eg, point and interval estimations, sample size calculations) focuses on the ICC. Using actual elbow flexor make and break strength measurements, this article illustrates a method for estimating a confidence interval for the SEM, shows how an a priori specification of confidence interval width can be used to estimate sample size, and provides several approaches for comparing error variances (and square root of the error variance, or the SEM).
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页码:745 / 750
页数:6
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