Combined target factor analysis and Bayesian soft-classification of interference-contaminated samples: Forensic Fire Debris Analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 373-386

  Williams, Mary R ^a   Sigman, Michael E ^a   Lewis, Jennifer ^a   Pitan, Kelly McHugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Chemometrics; Factor analysis; Fire debris; Pattern classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BAYESIAN SOFT CLASSIFICATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTAMINATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FIELD STUDY; FORENSIC FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PYROLYSIS; TARGET FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865661218     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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