This document outlines the structure and goals of a research study on the stability of iris recognition match scores over time. It introduces the problem statement around the lack of quantification of match score stability, and previews the research question, significance, purpose and scope, assumptions, limitations, and delimitations that will be discussed in the following chapters which focus on the literature review, methodology, results, and conclusions of the study.

1. CHAPTER 1

2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
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•Current research in iris recognition has not yet
quantified how stable users match scores are
over time.

3. RESEARCH QUESTION/HYPOTHESIS
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4. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM
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5. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/SCOPE
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6. ASSUMPTIONS
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7. LIMITATIONS
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8. DELIMITATIONS
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9. CHAPTER 2

10. LITERATURE REVIEW

11. CHAPTER 3

12. CHAPTER 4

13. CHAPTER 5