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Reliability

The extent to which an experiment, test or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials. Low probability of alerting to anything other than a target odor/scent and a high probability of alerting to a target odor/scent. Evidence that establishes a fair probability that a target odor/scent is present. The extent to which a measurement is repeatable and consistent and free from random errors. (See consistency.)

Committee

Dogs & Sensors

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ANSI/Academy Standards Board (ASB), Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2017. Source link