Juan conducted a pilot test of his coding scheme with his four coders and found that the interrater agreement was quite low. What can Juan do to improve the reliability of his coding scheme?
A) revise the definitions of categories that the coders often disagreed on.
B) provide more detailed, objective descriptions of the codes.
C) review the theoretical purpose of each category.
D) all of the above.

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All of the above choices can help improve the reliability of the coding scheme. Clarifying and defining categories, providing detailed and objective descriptions, and reviewing the theoretical purpose can all help to enhance interrater agreement.

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