Evaluation of transfer evidence for three-level multivariate data with the use of graphical models

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2571-2588

  Aitken, C G G ^a   Lucy, D ^a   Zadora, G ^b   Curran, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Covariance matrix; Evaluation of evidence; Forensic science; Graphical models; Likelihood ratio; Multivariate data

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COVARIANCE MATRIX; EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GRAPHICAL MODELS; LIKELIHOOD RATIO; MULTIVARIATE DATA;

STATISTICS;

EID: 33646103898     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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