# sklearn.metrics.cohen_kappa_score¶

sklearn.metrics.cohen_kappa_score(y1, y2, *, labels=None, weights=None, sample_weight=None)[source]

Cohen’s kappa: a statistic that measures inter-annotator agreement.

This function computes Cohen’s kappa [1], a score that expresses the level of agreement between two annotators on a classification problem. It is defined as

$\kappa = (p_o - p_e) / (1 - p_e)$

where $$p_o$$ is the empirical probability of agreement on the label assigned to any sample (the observed agreement ratio), and $$p_e$$ is the expected agreement when both annotators assign labels randomly. $$p_e$$ is estimated using a per-annotator empirical prior over the class labels [2].

Read more in the User Guide.

Parameters
y1array of shape (n_samples,)

Labels assigned by the first annotator.

y2array of shape (n_samples,)

Labels assigned by the second annotator. The kappa statistic is symmetric, so swapping y1 and y2 doesn’t change the value.

labelsarray-like of shape (n_classes,), default=None

List of labels to index the matrix. This may be used to select a subset of labels. If None, all labels that appear at least once in y1 or y2 are used.

Weighting type to calculate the score. None means no weighted; “linear” means linear weighted; “quadratic” means quadratic weighted.

sample_weightarray-like of shape (n_samples,), default=None

Sample weights.

Returns
kappafloat

The kappa statistic, which is a number between -1 and 1. The maximum value means complete agreement; zero or lower means chance agreement.

References

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J. Cohen (1960). “A coefficient of agreement for nominal scales”. Educational and Psychological Measurement 20(1):37-46. doi:10.1177/001316446002000104.

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