Anthropology 2235A/B Lecture Notes - Forensic Science, Nuclear Dna, Subset

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Only use statistics when there is an inclusion: 1. Random match probability (frequentist model) in nuclear dna and mtdna. A small subset is then used to estimate the population the sample came from: databases have been generated for fingerprints, dna and anthropology, samples vary. Could be a reference sample of cadavers or the use of the. In dna a database from samples collected in labs broken down by race. Since with strs sex differences are statistically the same. Qualitative vs. quantitative approach between males and females: qualitative evaluate matches without probabilistic statements, not all areas of forensic science use statistics for matches in individuation, for example. Dental (antemortem x-rays an bite mark casts: more of these matches have been called into question many errors are being made, innocence project has exposed its weaknesses. In terms of physical evidence and expert witness testimony are based on the assumption of discernible uniqueness.

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