Facial feature prioritization by forensic specialists
This dataset contains behavioral data from 27 facial identification specialists over 24 experimental trials. In each trial, participants were presented with two face images of different identities and a third, initially occluded image matching the identity of one of the two images. Participants revealed facial features one by one on the occluded image until a matching decision could be made. A points system penalized both incorrect guesses and revealing more than one feature to encourage parsimonious revealing. These data were used to investigate facial feature use strategies among specialists and the relationship between specific feature use and identification accuracy.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | irregular |
| bureauCode |
[ "006:55" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Carina Hahn", "hasEmail": "mailto:carina.hahn@nist.gov" } |
| description | This dataset contains behavioral data from 27 facial identification specialists over 24 experimental trials. In each trial, participants were presented with two face images of different identities and a third, initially occluded image matching the identity of one of the two images. Participants revealed facial features one by one on the occluded image until a matching decision could be made. A points system penalized both incorrect guesses and revealing more than one feature to encourage parsimonious revealing. These data were used to investigate facial feature use strategies among specialists and the relationship between specific feature use and identification accuracy. |
| distribution |
[ { "title": "README", "mediaType": "text/plain", "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4055/README.txt" }, { "title": "data", "mediaType": "text/csv", "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4055/feature_prioritization_data.csv" } ] |
| identifier | ark:/88434/mds2-4055 |
| issued | 2026-02-02 |
| keyword |
[ "biometric research", "decision making", "face recognition", "feature comparison", "forensic examiners", "forensic science", "forensics", "information sampling" ] |
| landingPage | https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-4055 |
| language |
[ "en" ] |
| license | https://www.nist.gov/open/license |
| modified | 2026-01-16 00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[ "006:045" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "National Institute of Standards and Technology", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| rights | Data may not be used to attempt to identify participants contained in this dataset. |
| theme |
[ "Forensics:Digital evidence", "Forensics:Fingerprints and pattern evidence", "Information Technology:Biometrics", "Information Technology:Usability and human factors" ] |
| title | Facial feature prioritization by forensic specialists |
