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E Pluribus Unum? Why criteria should be multimethod and multirater

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2024

Jeffrey M. Cucina*
Affiliation:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC, USA
Theodore L. Hayes
Affiliation:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Arlington, VA, USA
*
Corresponding author: Jeffrey M. Cucina; Email: jcucina@gmail.com

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