DATA FORENSICS
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INSTANCES OF CHEATING
Shine a light on suspicious patterns in your testing data to detect potential instances of fraud with Caveon Data Forensics℠.
ORGANIZATIONS WHO TRUST US TO PROTECT THEIR EXAMS
WHAT YOU LEARN WITH DATA FORENSICS
Caveon’s experienced Data Forensics scientists will analyze your test data using a suite of powerful threat-detection statistics. But what does that really mean? Here are some questions that your data can answer:
EXPOSURE
Do your tests or items appear to be compromised?
By running statistical analyses of your test data, our experts can find evidence indicating whether your content has been stolen and used by examinees to cheat.
PRE-KNOWLEDGE
Are test takers colluding or using pre-knowledge to cheat?
Pinpoint examinees who have shared test questions with others, seen content ahead of time, and even individuals who have memorized or were fed answers.
ADMINISTRATION
Are your test administrators and proctors effective and trustworthy?
Data forensics scientists are trained to detect anomalous patterns wherever they may be in your data, which can point to widespread mishandling of test administration.
LOCATION
Are there hotspots in your data that we can decipher?
Are there regions or testing windows where anomalies are most prevalent? How can you direct your resources most effectively in the future? We’ll find out for you!
PROXIES
Are proxy test takers infiltrating your program and skewing scores?
Data forensics results can help you pinpoint proxies (professionals for hire who take tests for others) as well as the candidates who employ them.
EVIDENCE
Is there evidence to support disciplinary actions?
Data forensics provides the information you need to impose sanctions on those who have violated exam policies, including experts to testify, if needed.
Artifical Intelligence
Are examinees leveraging AI to cheat on their exams?
The patterns and anomalies identified by data forensics analyses can play a crucial role in identifying and preventing the ever-growing threat of AI-assisted cheating.
What we offer:
Caveon Data Forensics Services
Our most robust fraud detection service. Caveon Data Forensics scientists analyze your data using a suite of proprietary algorithms, then provide a comprehensive report and expert support to interpret and act on the findings.
What you’ll get:
- Data forensics monitoring as it benefits your testing cycle
- An expert review of your testing data—not just for problems you suspect, but for problems you may not yet be aware of
- A full, prioritized report of your Data Forensics analysis, including priority-ranked security concerns
Just in Time (JiT) Data Forensics
Upload your data and get results—fast. After a customized setup, your data analysis is automatic. We teach you to interpret the results, enabling you to take action when and how it makes the most sense for you. This can be fully automated vendor-to-client or client-to-Caveon.
What you’ll get:
Access to the essential suite of data forensics statistics to run on your own testing data
Convenience, control, and autonomy over when and how often you conduct your data analyses
Training on using the system and interpreting result
Expert Data Forensic Support
Need something specific? Caveon Data Forensics also offers advanced analysis services, such as special investigations of suspected instances of fraud and support for legal proceedings.
What you’ll get:
- Project-based collaboration with our psychometricians, statisticians, and security experts who drill into pertinent data and provide the agreed-upon analyses
- Customized support tailored to your project’s needs
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Reach out and tell us about your organization’s needs today!
“When implementing a comprehensive data forensics program, PMI partnered with Caveon because it was important for us to have a vendor with expertise in both the theoretical and the practical sides of data forensics. By using Caveon, we know that we are getting the best statistical models available and reliable advice for how to use the results. Our partnership allows PMI to quickly identify and take action on invalid scores, which helps ensure we are maintaining the integrity of our high-stakes testing programs.”
WHY CAVEON?
We fit your needs.
Data forensics is the most cost-effective and impactful way to detect potential instances of cheating. We offer customized solutions to fit your specific needs and budget, work with programs of all shapes and sizes, and work on a recurring or one-off basis.
We explain it all.
Our Data Forensics experts don’t just crunch numbers, they help you understand them. Our powerful statistical analyses uncover patterns in your exam data, but it’s our amazing humans who make sense of them.
We do it all.
Computer- or paper-based exams, single- and multi-form exams, technology-enhanced items, performance-based tests, and more. We have more than 25 operational statistics, and we’ll select the right subset for your testing data.
We’re the best at it.
We’ve conducted more than 800 client engagements, analyzed more than 50 million test instances, and have more than 20 years of experience. In addition, we utilize proprietary analyses that aren’t available anywhere else. With Caveon, you have the support of the best in the business.
Additional Resources
Implementing Chameleon Clones to Enhance Exam Security
Weathering the Perfect Test Security Storm
Responding to Exam Security Breaches
Detecting Examinees With Preknowledge in Experimental Data
Detecting Examinees with Preknowledge on Real Data
Numbers Don't Lie: A Data Forensics Case Study
Exploring Relationships among Test Takers’ Behaviors & Performance
The Effect of Preknowledge on Response Time
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