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Characterizing Variability in Forensic Decision-Making with Item Response Theory

Conference/Workshop:
Joint Statistical Meetings
Published: 2022
Primary Author: Amanda Luby
Research Area: Latent Print

This presentation is from the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings

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