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Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence for Forensic Scientists
Third Edition
Colin Aitken, Franco Taroni and Silvia Bozza
This edition first published 2021
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Aitken, Colin, author. | Taroni, Franco, author. | Bozza, Silvia,
author.
Title: Statistics and the evaluation of evidence for forensic scientists /
Colin Aitken, Franco Taroni, Silvia Bozza.
Description: Third edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2020] | Series:
Statistics in practice | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020021384 (print) | LCCN 2020021385 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119245223 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119245254 (adobe pdf) | ISBN
9781119245414 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Forensic sciences – Statistical methods. | Forensic
statistics. | Evidence, Expert.
Classification: LCC HV8073 .A55 2020 (print) | LCC HV8073 (ebook) | DDC
363.25/60727 – dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020021384