Krippendorf's alpha macro

Andrew Hayes's discussion of the Krippendorf alpha macro is available from his web site:
http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/ahayes/ (under SPSS and SAS macros).

Catherine Goodall wins 2007 Outstanding Researcher Award!

Catherine Goodall was recipient of the Emery Award for Outstanding Researcher at the School of Communication's 2007 Comm Day ceremony (which comes with a very nice plaque and $1,000). This award goes to a M.A. or Ph.D. student with the best research record in the School that is not entering their final year of the program. There were several excellent candidates for this award, but Catherine ultimately won because even though she is only in her second year of graduate school, she already has three publications (including a first authored publication in Health Communication -- a highly regarded top-tier journal), and two top paper awards (including a top student-lead paper in the Health Communication division of ICA). Please join me in congratulating Catherine for winning this prestigious award, and her excellent work over the past two years.

Final Meeting Monday May 14th!

Our final meeting of the year will be held this Monday, May 14^th from 12 to 1 p.m. in 3116 Derby Hall. Dr. Andrew Hayes will be presenting on various content-analysis issues, including his recommendations—and SPSS macros—for assessing inter-coder reliability. Please also bring ideas for next year’s meetings.

We will be celebrating a successful first year of the group with a pizza lunch from Donatos, including vegetarian (i.e., healthy!) options. Water will be provided.

See you there!