A calculation of the theoretical significance of matched bullets

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 868-875

  Howitt, David ^a   Tulleners, Fred ^a   Cebra, Karen ^a   Chen, Shiahn ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearms examination; Forensic science; Impression evidence; Statistical justification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BULLET; CALCULATION; MICROSCOPE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47349123407     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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