Lucy, David.

Introduction to statistics for forensic scientists / David Lucy. - Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2005. - xiv, 251 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-247) and index.

A short history of statistics in the law -- Data types, location, and dispersion -- Probability -- The normal distribution -- Measures of nominal and ordinal association -- Correlation -- Regression and calibration -- Evidence evaluation -- Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem -- Relevance and the formulation of propositions -- Evaluation of evidence in practice -- Evidence evaluation examples -- Errors in interpretation -- DNA I -- DNA II -- Sampling and sample size estimation -- Epilogue.

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Forensic sciences--Statistical methods.
Forensic statistics.
Evidence (Law)--Statistical methods.

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