@article{ref1,
title="Subjective assessment of blunt impacts",
journal="Medicine, science, and the law",
year="2000",
author="Wheeler, L. K. and Maylia, E. and Jones, M. D. and Holt, C. A. and Evans, S. L. and Nokes, L. D.",
volume="40",
number="3",
pages="263-269",
abstract="An important role of an eyewitness to an assault is to effectively quantify the degree of force used; yet evidence of this form is often subjective and relies on personal opinion. Twelve subjects were asked to strike a load cell with a wooden bat, using varying degrees of force. The strikes were recorded by video camera and 50 people observed the video and were asked to grade the strikes. On average 44% accurately assessed the severity of the strikes, whilst 26% over-estimated. Results suggest that the evidence of eyewitnesses should be treated with caution.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8024",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}