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The fallacy of independence testing and the use of the product rule.

John Buckleton, +2 more
- 01 Apr 2001 - 
- Vol. 41, Iss: 2, pp 81-84
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The nature of the product rule, which implies the assumption of within and between locus independence, is discussed, to suggest that independence testing somehow "validates" its use.
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This article is published in Science & Justice.The article was published on 2001-04-01. It has received 18 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fallacy & Independence.

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Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation

TL;DR: The Frequentist Approaches Bayesian Approaches Statistical Evaluation of Mixtures Low Copy Number and Interpretation Issues Associated with DNA Databases are discussed.
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Bayes and the Law

TL;DR: It is argued that Bayesian Networks (BNs), which automatically produce the necessary Bayesian calculations, provide an opportunity to address most concerns about using Bayes in the law.
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Interpreting DNA Evidence: A Review

TL;DR: The paper provides a review of current issues relating to the use of DNA profiling in forensic science, including interpretation issues involving STR DNA profiles, including:

Avoiding probabilistic reasoning fallacies in legal practice using Bayesian networks

Norman Fenton, +1 more
TL;DR: It is shown how Bayesian networks can be used, in conjunction with visual presentations, to address the more complex arguments in such a way that it is not necessary to expose the underlying complex Bayesian computations.
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Forensic DNA profiling of tropical timber species in Peninsular Malaysia

TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility of using short tandem repeat (STRs) as a tool to identify the source of illegally logged timber was assessed by using Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) as an example.
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Performing the exact test of Hardy-Weinberg proportion for multiple alleles.

TL;DR: In this paper, the significance level for a test of Hardy-Weinberg proportions (HWP) is estimated for loci with more than a few alleles, and two algorithms are proposed.
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Genetic Data Analysis II.

Bruce S. Weir
- 01 Mar 1997 - 
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Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence for Forensic Scientists

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of uncertainty in forensic science, focusing on the evaluation of evidence and its application in the field of forensic science. But they do not discuss the use of DNA profiling.
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