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Table 2 Intra-observer and average bias of length measurements of community nurses by standardization sessiona, b

From: Reliability of length measurements collected by community nurses and health volunteers in rural growth monitoring and promotion services

Nurse

Session A (N = 15)

Session B (N = 15)

 

Intra-observer TEMa

Average biasb

Intra-observer TEMa

Average biasb

A

0.87

−0.78

1.23

0.40

B

1.11

0.35

0.90

−0.20

C

1.22

0.38

0.95

−0.13

D

0.70

−0.95

0.72

−0.63

E

0.72

−1.33

0.96

−0.98

F

1.18

0.39

0.59

0.13

G

1.86

0.53

0.64

0.78

H

0.62

0.51

0.99

−0.15

I

2.77c

− 1.67

0.11

−0.65

J

0.68

−0.25

1.14

0.35

K

1.11

−0.83

0.11

−0.65

L

0.70

0.64

1.11

0.05

M

0.81

−0.63

0.63

0.68

N

0.41

−0.35

0.64

−0.10

O

1.33

−1.26

1.59c

0.07

  1. aTEM: Technical error of measurement (Unit of TEM is cm)
  2. bAverage bias from expert anthropometrist
  3. cUnacceptable according to error standard (2 * Intra-TEM of the expert’s)
  4. Average bias for each community nurses met acceptable error standards (2.8 * Intra-TEM of the expert)