A Tool for Agreement and Alignment Analysis in Binary Rating Tasks: The R Package scindex

scindex is an R package for analysing inter-rater reliability in binary classification tasks. The package computes Cohen’s κ and Fleiss’ κ and, when ground-truth labels are available, estimates signal detection theory parameters, including sensitivity, specificity, and decision thresholds. It also implements the Strategic Convergence Index (SCI), a measure of convergence in raters’ response criteria.

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Applied Psychological Measurement
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2026-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.1177/01466216261465629
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Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
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A Tool for Agreement and Alignment Analysis in Binary Rating Tasks: The R Package scindex

Irene Gianeselli
Applied Psychological Measurement
Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
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A Tool for Agreement and Alignment Analysis in Binary Rating Tasks: The R Package scindex

Irene Gianeselli
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Abstract

scindex is an R package for analysing inter-rater reliability in binary classification tasks. The package computes Cohen’s κ and Fleiss’ κ and, when ground-truth labels are available, estimates signal detection theory parameters, including sensitivity, specificity, and decision thresholds. It also implements the Strategic Convergence Index (SCI), a measure of convergence in raters’ response criteria.

Applied Psychological Measurement
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (IT)
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
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