Each time a segment is searched, the current POA is updated, based on the varying efficiencies of the search resources. The Mattson Consensus calculated at the start of the search provides the weighting variables for updating or redistributing POAs for each segment throughout the entire search . Clearly, the Mattson Consensus is a critical component of the search management function. To be effective, the Mattson Consensus should be an unbiased reflection of the search evaluators' judgement. In other cases, POAs of zero may be inappropriately assigned to a segment since all segments have some likelihood that the subject is there.
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This refers to an evaluator's tendency to under or overrate the last few segments based on how many POA percentage points remain to be allocated. This should never be allowed to happen, as there is always some chance that the subject is out of the search area. Once assigned a POA of zero, the ROW stays locked at zero throughout the entire search. It can no longer act as a barometer to indicate how the search is progressing. We'd like to expand on the first three problems in more detail.