Interobserver bias in enumerated data from archaeological survey

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1503-1512

  Hawkins, A L ^a   Stewart, S T ^a   Banning, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Cyprus; Egypt; Error; Evaluation; Reliability; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141959676     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00051-7     Document Type: Article

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