Statistics and forensic science

Handbook of Forensic Science

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 387-418

  Aitken, Colin ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Statistical Society   (United Kingdom)

^c Forensic Science Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d International Statistical Institute   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85145524788     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843927327-21     Document Type: Chapter

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