Re: Are graded clinical signs more reliable than dichotomized?

John Uebersax <jsuebersax@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
and I assume that the agreement between two examiners will be larger
if graded variables are used instead of dichotomised.

No. There will be *more* agreement with *fewer* categories. The fewer
the
categories, the less opportunity for disagreement.

But wouldn't the *degree* of disagreement, when it exists, be more
substantial for the dichotomized case?
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