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Likelihood ratio and posterior odds in forensic genetics: Two sides of the same coin.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 May 2017
Caliebe Amke, Walsh Susan, Liu Fan, Kayser Manfred, Krawczak Michael
Abstract excerpt
It has become widely accepted in forensics that, owing to a lack of sensible priors, the evidential value of matching DNA profiles in trace donor identification or kinship analysis is most sensibly communicated in the form of a likelihood ratio (LR). This restraint does not abate the fact that the posterior odds (PO) would be the preferred basis for returning a verdict. A completely different situation holds for...
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