The use of statistics in forensic science

Author(s)

• Aitken, C. G. G.
• Stoney, David Alan

Bibliographic Information

The use of statistics in forensic science

C.G.G. Aitken, D.A. Stoney

（Ellis Horwood series in forensic science）

E. Horwood, 1991

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Describes ways of assessing forensic science evidence and the means of communicating the assessment to a court of law. The aim of this work is to ensure that the courts consider seriously the probability of the evidence of association.

Table of Contents

• Probability
• populations and samples
• weight of evidence and the Bayesian likelihood ratio
• transfer evidence
• application of statistics to particular areas of forensic science
• knowledge-based systems
• quality- based systems.

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Details

• NCID: BA14168871
• ISBN:
  • 0139337482
• LCCN: 90022613
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: 242 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV8073
  • DC20 : 363.2/5/015195
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Forensic sciences -- Statistical methods
  • LCSH : Forensic statistics
  • LCSH : Evidence (Law) -- Statistical methods
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10231921