The meaning of malingering data: Further applications of Bayes' theorem

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 761-779

  Mossman, Douglas ^a,b,c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MALINGERING; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAYES THEOREM; CRIMINAL LAW; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALINGERING; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 0034488246     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.419     Document Type: Article

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