A Z-score based method for comparing the relative sensitivity of behavioral and physiological metrics including cognitive performance, mood, and hormone levels

• John A. Caldwell,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Belcamp, MD, United States of America, Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, United States of America

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• Philip J. Niro,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, United States of America

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• Emily K. Farina,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, United States of America, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

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• James P. McClung,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, United States of America

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• Gregory R. Caron,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation SERE EAST, Center for Security Forces, Brunswick, ME, United States of America

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• Harris R. Lieberman

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: harris.r.lieberman.civ@mail.mil

  Affiliation Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-0156

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