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

Topic 4 :: Interpreting Mixtures

Approaches to Mixture Interpretation

Once biological interpretations have been made, statistical weight is often provided for the sample depending on laboratory policy. Several approaches to perform the calculations exist within the forensic DNA community.

These approaches depend on the biological interpretation and facts of each case. The DAB statistics committee discussed several of these methods.

Online Link - Click here to view the Forensic Science Communications article “Statistical and Population Genetics Issues Affecting the Evaluation of the Frequency of Occurrence of DNA Profiles Calculated From Pertinent Population Database(s).”

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