SB conducted ratings used for assessment of interrater agreement.
However, the requirement to conduct precise ratings by using the crisp rating scale ultimately limits the capability of decision maker to create suitable expressions.
Therefore, we suggest that researchers conduct separate ratings based on the SAM for studying specific sets of images from NAPS if they want to directly compare their results to those obtained using IAPS.
First, to determine the effect of gender of candidate and gender of voter on inferences from facial appearance, four separate 2 (gender of candidate)×2 (gender of participant) repeated-measures ANOVAs were conducted on ratings of the competence, dominance, attractiveness and approachability of political candidates.
Further, exploratory factor analysis was conducted with ratings of specific emotions.
Raters were trained to criteria (>80% exact agreement) prior to conducting the ratings; inter-rater reliability was 0.98 (interclass correlation).
DT, MS and EW also contributed to subject tracking, scheduling, and collection of data, including conducting CERAD ratings.
Therefore, the analysis was conducted excluding ratings of "not observed" such that 134 of the 822 assessments were not considered reliable for inclusion leaving 688 assessments in the analysis.
We, therefore, took the RAND/UCLA methodological framework in respect of compiling evidence and conducting panel ratings and filled it with our own contents that were tailored to the requirements of the task.
To examine the effects of gender (male, female), a one-way MANOVA was conducted on SDQ ratings (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity-inattention, peer problems, and prosocial behaviour).
