title: [The objectivity and reliability of external estimation scales (rating method)].
abstract: After a short description of the factors determining the quality of a rating procedure and a survey of the possible error types, main attention is directed to the problems of checking the objectivity and reliability of the method. This includes, among other things, the establishment of a testing plan for the rater working on his own. On the whole, value and limits of the rating method are shown.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics
vernacular_title: Zur Objektivität und Zuverlässigkeit von Fremdschätzskalen (Rating-Verfahren).