Table 5 Analysis of derived reliability measures.

From: Inter-method reliability for determining total and soluble fluorides in child low-fluoride formula dentifrices

Groups

p value

Single measures

Average measures

Consistency

Absolute agreement

Consistency

Absolute agreement

Total fluorides

DM–TAD

0.344

0.677

0.307

0.650

MDM–TAD

DM–MDM

0.597

0.481

0.575

0.441

MDM–TAD

DM–TAD

0.673

0.772

0.641

0.750

DM–MDM

Total soluble fluorides

DM–TAD

0.137

0.104

0.115

0.063

MDM–TAD

DM–MDM

0.450

0.589

0.466

0.558

MDM–TAD

DM–TAD

0.028*

0.033*

0.024*

0.017*

DM–MDM

Combined total and total soluble fluorides

DM–TAD

0.105

0.024*

0.078

0.013*

MDM–TAD

DM–MDM

0.128

0.935

0.115

0.940

MDM–TAD

DM–TAD

0.002*

0.029*

0.001*

0.016*

DM–MDM

  1. Reliability measures were analysed using Feldt's test; p < 0.05 is significant indicated by*.