A hierarchy of propositions: Deciding which level to address in casework

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 231-239

  Cook, R ^a   Evett, I W ^a   Jackson, G ^b   Jones, P J ^c   Lambert, J A ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Forensic Science Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Decision making; Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; Probability; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIME; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC SCIENCE;

EID: 0031796859     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(98)72117-3     Document Type: Article

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