Determining the optimal sample size in forensic casework - with application to fibres

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-122

  Faber, N M ^a   Sjerps, M ^a   Leijenhorst, H A L ^a   Maljaars, S E ^a  

^a Netherlands Forensic Sci Laboratory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fibres; Forensic science; Microtraces; probability model; Sample size; Statistics

Indexed keywords

GLASS; PAINT;

ARTICLE; COLOR; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE; THEORY;

EID: 0032937583     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72029-0     Document Type: Article

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