A new methodological framework to interpret complex DNA profiles using likelihood ratios

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-263

  Gill, P ^a,b   Haned, H ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exploratory data analysis; Likelihood ratios; LRmix; LTDNA

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

DNA; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 84874670825     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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