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Probability and Forensic Evidence

Theory, Philosophy, and Applications

By: Ronald Meester,Klaas Slooten

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Probability and Forensic Evidence

Theory, Philosophy, and Applications

By: Ronald Meester,Klaas Slooten

This book addresses the role of statistics and probability in the evaluation of forensic evidence, including both theoretical issues and applications in legal contexts. It discusses what evidence is and how it can be quantified, how it should be understood, and how it is applied (and, sometimes, misapplied). After laying out their philosophical position, the authors begin with a detailed study of the likelihood ratio. Following this grounding, they discuss applications of the likelihood ratio to forensic questions, in the abstract and in concrete cases. The analysis of DNA evidence in particular is treated in great detail. Later chapters concern Bayesian networks, frequentist approaches to evidence, the use of belief functions, and the thorny subject of database searches and familial searching. Finally, the authors provide commentary on various recommendation reports for forensic science. Written to be accessible to a wide audience of applied mathematicians, forensic scientists, and scientifically-oriented legal scholars, this book is a must-read for all those interested in the mathematical and philosophical foundations of evidence and belief.

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Fact or Fluke?

A Critical Look at Statistical Evidence

By: Ronald Meester,Klaas Slooten

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Fact or Fluke?

A Critical Look at Statistical Evidence

By: Ronald Meester,Klaas Slooten

Statistics is more topical than ever. Numerous decisions depend on statistical considerations: just think of the Corona crisis or decisions about approving new drugs or other products. If researchers announce they have proved some fact using statistical tests, can we then always be sure that their claim is correct? How, and more importantly why, does statistics work? What can we expect from statistics and what not? 'Fact or Fluke?' is not a textbook that explains statistical tests to the reader; instead, it discusses what comes before those tests: the philosophy behind the statistics. Should one carry out tests, or are there other ways to look at statistics? Ronald Meester and Klaas Slooten use a variety of examples – from court cases to theoretical physics – to present different views on statistics and provide arguments for what they think is the best point of view. This book is meant for anyone who is in some way concerned with, or interested in, statistical evidence: scientific researchers, students, teachers, mathematicians, philosophers, lawyers, managers, and no doubt many others.

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Amsterdam University Press

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9048557445

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Probability and Forensic Evidence

Theory, Philosophy, and Applications

By: Ronald Meester,Klaas Slooten

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Theory, Philosophy, and Applications

By: Ronald Meester,Klaas Slooten

A self-contained examination of all aspects of statistical evidence evaluation in forensic science, from theory to concrete applications.

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