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The Polygraph and Lie Detection (2003)
Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS)
Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT)

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. "Appendix I: False Positive Index Values for Polygraph Testing." The Polygraph and Lie Detection. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2003.

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FIGURE I-4 False positive index values as a function of base rate of deception for a diagnostic procedure with an accuracy index (A) of 0.60 and threshold values achieving sensitivities 80 percent, 50 percent, and 20 percent.

FIGURE I-3 False positive index values as a function of base rate of deception for a diagnostic procedure with an accuracy index (A) of 0.70 and threshold values achieving sensitivities of 80 percent, 50 percent, and 20 percent.

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