ANTH 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Virtual Image, Optical Instrument, Eyepiece
20 Jan 2017
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The two processes of analysis are identification and comparison. Identification is an examination of the chemical and physical properties of evidence or an object and uses the information to categorize the evidence into a group. Comparisons of evidence determine the source or the point of origin of the object that has become evidence. Classes are the groups of objects that have similar characteristics to one another. Individualization is when an object is associated with a single source, it is seen as unique since there it only one source it belongs to. Two assumptions are made with identifying objects: Properties of the classifications are believed to be consistent over time. Controls can be positive or negative, and are materials whose properties are already known. There are two types of errors with consequences: Type 1 errors are false positives and can result in false convictions, which make them the most aggressive type of error.
