Anti-doping researchers should conform to certain statistical standards from forensic science

Science and Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-215

  Faber, Klaas ^a   Sjerps, Marjan ^b  

^a Chemometry Consultancy ^*  (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti doping; Forensic science; Prosecutor's fallacy; Statistics; World Anti Doping Code

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

COURT; DOPING; DRUG ABUSE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LAW; LETTER; PERSONNEL;

DOPING IN SPORTS; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 69449102898     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.05.001     Document Type: Letter

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