The database search problem: A question of rational decision making

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 186-199

  Gittelson, S ^a   Biedermann, A ^a   Bozza, S ^b   Taroni, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Database search; Evidential value; Influence diagrams

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CRIME; DATA BASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION TREE; DELINQUENCY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84865615027     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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