title: Measuring diagnostic consistency.
abstract: Statistical analysis can only be as reliable as the data analysed. In clinical or epidemiological dental research, variations in the interpretation of diagnostic criteria can have a marked effect on the reliability of subsequent analysis. Methods of measuring examiner consistency in these circumstances are discussed, and illustrative examples provided.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bulman
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Osborn
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011336:Probability