Bayesian analysis of DNA profiling data in forensic identification applications

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 429-459

  Foreman, Lindsey A ^a,b   Smith, Adrian F M ^a   Evett, Ian W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; DNA Profiling; Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; Monte Carlo methods; Population heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006849557     PISSN: 09641998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.1997.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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