Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
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Module 7 :: Statistics

Topic 2 :: Use of Statistical Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence

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Statistical Interpretation of the Match

Many courts require statistical interpretation of a DNA match. Random match probabilities are most often used to interpret evidence from single-source samples.

Generally, once a DNA match is determined, a statistical computation is performed to estimate how often a random unrelated person would be found with that particular DNA profile.

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