The Effect of Anchors and Training on the Reliability of Voice Quality Ratings for Different Types of Speech Stimuli.

Objective: The main objective of the present study was to investigate if the type of voice stimuli-sustained vowel, oral reading, and connected speech-results in good intrarater and interrater agreement/reliability.

Study Design: A short-term panel study was performed.

Methods: Voice samples from 30 native European Portuguese speakers were used in the present study.