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Table 1 Memory strength values of three facial features that are summed to yield an aggregate memory strength value for a face in a simultaneous lineup (adapted from Wixted & Mickes, 2014)

From: Lineup fairness: propitious heterogeneity and the diagnostic feature-detection hypothesis

Filler similarity

Suspect

Parameter

f1

f2

f3

Σ

da

One feature varies

Innocent

μinnocent

1

1

0

2

0.48

 

σ2innocent

1.5

1.5

1

4

 

Guilty

μguilty

1

1

1

3

 
 

σ2guilty

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.5

 

Two features vary

Innocent

μinnocent

1

0

0

1

1

 

σ2innocent

1.5

1

1

3.5

 

Guilty

μguilty

1

1

1

3

 
 

σ2guilty

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.5

 

Three features vary

Innocent

μinnocent

0

0

0

0

1.55

 

σ2innocent

1

1

1

3

 

Guilty

μguilty

1

1

1

3

 
 

σ2guilty

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.5

 
  1. f1, f2, and f3 represent the eyes, nose, and mouth, respectively