Bayesian framework for the evaluation of fibre transfer evidence

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Champod, C ^a   Taroni, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Criminalistics; Evaluation; Fibre evidence; Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0031007467     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(97)72151-8     Document Type: Article

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