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Test Your Repeatability

Why do we test repeatability? 

Testing repeatability is particularly important for formal assessments. For example, if an auditor came to your farm, it would be good to know that they would score in the same way each time and that their scoring was fair. For professional auditors, knowing their repeatability is key to a trustworthy process. For producers, knowing how repeatable you are could be useful to test your level of knowledge about each measure.
 
We determine how well each person's evaluation agrees with one generally accepted by experienced assessors (i.e. a 'gold standard'). High agreement allows us to confidently compare results from different assessors and from the same assessor over time. 

To measure agreement between assessors, we calculate a kappa statistic. This calculation is a common way to measure repeatability. ​Each test is about 30 questions and takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.

How to interpret your score:

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​​You will need to use Chrome as your browser and have high speed internet for the tests to work. ​

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When scoring occurrence, all measures are assessed on a Yes/No scale.

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Click on the links below to test your repeatability for each measure. 

Health

​External parasites
​Foot abnormality 
Toe damage 

Signs of Aggression 

Comb wounds
Feather loss 


Discomfort 

Beak abnormality
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When scoring severity, you would assess the following 3-point scale measures in addition to the Yes/No measures scored in the occurrence assessment. 
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Click on the links below to test your repeatability for each measure. 
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Health

Foot abnormality


Signs of Aggression 

Comb wounds
Feather loss
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