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• a process to evaluate the competence of an analyst/laboratory by evaluation of the results obtained on test materials. Involves the use of open, blind, reexamination, or known sample techniques.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Proficiency Test. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/proficiency-test.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Proficiency Test. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/proficiency-test (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Proficiency Test." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/proficiency-test.

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