An analysis of variance procedure was applied to the results of the Dressage competition at the 1972 Olympic Games to investigate two sources of bias which could arise in human judgments. Analyses showed significant differences in the average ratings of the competitors by the five judges indicating possible differences in judgmental standards. A significant interaction between country of competitor and judge was found when the results of the second round of performance by the Russian and West German teams were compared.
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