University of Edinburgh
School of Mathematics and BioSS
Statistics seminar
Thursday 3 April, 3:10pm, JCMB5327
Marjan Sjerps (University of Amsterdam)
"How strong is the evidence?"
Abstract: Forensic statistics is concerned with questions like: how can we
evaluate the strength of forensic evidence like DNA profiles or shoe
prints, how can we derive the combined evidential strength and how can
we communicate this to a lay judicial decision maker (a judge or jury
member)? In this talk I will focus on various topics that caused some
debate, such as the way to combine evidence and the way that sampling
uncertainty affects the evidential value. I will present these topics in
the context of shoeprint evidence in a real criminal case that took
place in the Netherlands.
This seminar is a part of Maxwell Institute seminar series.
Website: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/events/statistics
A reminder about Valerie Isham's talk at the School of Mathematics
Colloquium tomorrow.
Friday 4 April 4:10pm (JCMB5215) Valerie Isham (University College
London) "Stochastic modelling in hydrology"
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