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      Handbook of Forensic Statistics

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      Handbook of Forensic Statistics

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      Handbook of Forensic Statistics book

      Edited ByDavid Banks, Karen Kafadar, David H. Kaye, Maria Tackett
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2020
      eBook Published 6 November 2020
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Chapman and Hall/CRC
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780367527709
      Pages 570
      eBook ISBN 9780367527709
      Subjects Bioscience, Mathematics & Statistics, Social Sciences
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      Banks, D., Kafadar, K., Kaye, D.H., & Tackett, M. (Eds.). (2020). Handbook of Forensic Statistics (1st ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780367527709

      ABSTRACT

      Handbook of Forensic Statistics is a collection of chapters by leading authorities in forensic statistics. Written for statisticians, scientists, and legal professionals having a broad range of statistical expertise, it summarizes and compares basic methods of statistical inference (frequentist, likelihoodist, and Bayesian) for trace and other evidence that links individuals to crimes, the modern history and key controversies in the field, and the psychological and legal aspects of such scientific evidence.

      Specific topics include uncertainty in measurements and conclusions; statistically valid statements of weight of evidence or source conclusions; admissibility and presentation of statistical findings; and the state of the art of methods (including problems and pitfalls) for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data in such areas as forensic biology, chemistry, and pattern and impression evidence. The particular types of evidence that are discussed include DNA, latent fingerprints, firearms and toolmarks, glass, handwriting, shoeprints, and voice exemplars.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      section Section I|36 pages

      Perspectives on Forensic Statistics

      chapter 1|34 pages

      The History of Forensic Inference and Statistics: A Thematic Perspective

      ByColin Aitken, Franco Taroni

      section Section II|161 pages

      General Concepts and Methods

      chapter 2|34 pages

      Frequentist Methods for Statistical Inference

      ByDavid H. Kaye

      chapter 3|18 pages

      Bayesian Methods and Forensic Inference

      ByDavid Banks, Maria Tackett

      chapter 4|11 pages

      Comparing Philosophies of Statistical Inference

      ByHal S. Stern

      chapter 5|28 pages

      Decision Theory

      ByFranco Taroni, Silvia Bozza, Alex Biedermann

      chapter 6|12 pages

      Association Does Not Imply Discrimination: Clarifying When Matches Are (and Are Not) Meaningful

      ByMaria Cuellar, Lucas Mentch, Cliff Spiegelman

      chapter 7|20 pages

      Validation of Forensic Automatic Likelihood Ratio Methods

      ByDaniel Ramos, Didier Meuwly, Rudolf Haraksim, Charles E.H. Berger

      chapter 8|33 pages

      Bayesian Networks in Forensic Science

      ByA. Philip Dawid, Julia Mortera

      section Section III|50 pages

      Legal and Psychological Dimensions

      chapter 9|24 pages

      How Well Do Lay People Comprehend Statistical Statements from Forensic Scientists?

      ByKristy A. Martire, Gary Edmond

      chapter 10|24 pages

      Forensic Statistics in the Courtroom

      ByColin Aitken, Franco Taroni

      section Section IV|291 pages

      Applications of Statistics to Particular Fields in Forensic Science

      chapter 11|14 pages

      DNA Frequencies and Probabilities

      ByBruce S. Weir

      chapter 12|11 pages

      Kinship

      ByBruce S. Weir

      chapter 13|48 pages

      Statistical Support for Conclusions in Fingerprint Examinations

      ByCedric Neumann, Jessie Hendricks, Madeline Ausdemore

      chapter 14|16 pages

      Probabilistic Considerations When Interpreting Database Search and Selection Effects

      ByM.J. (Marjan) Sjerps

      chapter 15|23 pages

      Comparing Handwriting in Questioned Documents

      ByAlan Julian Izenman

      chapter 16|26 pages

      An Introduction to Firearms Examination for Researchers in Statistics

      BySusan VanderPlas, Alicia Carriquiry, Heike Hofmann, James Hamby, Xiao Hui Tai

      chapter 17|20 pages

      Shoeprints: The Path from Practice to Science

      BySarena Wiesner, Naomi Kaplan-Damary, Benjamin Eltzner, Stephan Huckemann

      chapter 18|32 pages

      Forensic Glass Evidence

      ByKaren Pan, Junqi Chen, Karen Kafadar

      chapter 19|7 pages

      Estimation of Insect Age for Assessing Minimum Post-Mortem Interval in Forensic Entomology Casework

      ByDavide Pigoli, Martin J.R. Hall, John A.D. Aston

      chapter 20|47 pages

      Statistical Models in Forensic Voice Comparison

      ByStewart Morrison Geoffrey, Enzinger Ewald, Daniel Ramos, Joaquín González-Rodríguez, Alicia Lozano-Díez

      chapter 21|41 pages

      Bringing New Statistical Approaches to Eyewitness Evidence

      ByAlice J. Liu, Karen Kafadar, Brandon L. Garrett, Joanne Yaffe
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