Likelihood ratios for evaluating DNA evidence when the suspect is found through a database search

Biometrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 671-677

  Stockmarr, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Database searches; DNA profiling; Forensic genetics; Likelihood ratio; One over n rule

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DNA; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; SEARCH ENGINES;

CRIME SCENES; DATABASE SEARCHES; DNA PROFILES; DNA PROFILING; FINITE POPULATION; FORENSIC GENETIC; LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; MATCHINGS; ONE OVER N RULE; UPPER BOUND;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0032887180     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.1999.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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