The fallacy of independence testing and the use of the product rule

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-84

  Buckleton, J S ^a   Walsh, S ^a   Harbison, S A ^a  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Independence testing; Relatedness; Sub populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENE LOCUS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034992102     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(01)71858-8     Document Type: Article

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