?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F85%2F&rft.title=Selection+effects+in+forensic+science&rft.creator=Franx%2C+Geert+Jan&rft.creator=van+Gennip%2C+Yves&rft.creator=Hochs%2C+Peter&rft.creator=Nuyens%2C+Misja&rft.creator=Palla%2C+Luigi&rft.creator=Quant%2C+Corrie&rft.creator=Trapman%2C+Pieter&rft.subject=None%2FOther&rft.description=In+this+report+we+consider+the+following+question%3A+does+a+forensic+expert+need+to+know+exactly+how+the+evidential+material+was+selected%3F+We+set+up+a+few+simple+models+of+situations+in+which+the+way+evidence+is+selected+may+influence+its+value+in+court.+Although+reality+is+far+from+a+probabilistic+model%2C+and+one+should+be+very+careful+when+applying+theoretical+results+to+real+life+situations%2C+we+believe+that+the+results+in+our+models+indicate+how+the+selection+of+evidence+affects+its+value.+We+conclude+that+selection+effects+in+forensic+science+can+be+quite+important%2C+and+that+from+a+statistical+point+of+view%2C+improvements+can+be+made+to+court+room+practice.&rft.date=2005-02-04&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F85%2F1%2FNLforensic.pdf&rft.identifier=++Franx%2C+Geert+Jan+and+van+Gennip%2C+Yves+and+Hochs%2C+Peter+and+Nuyens%2C+Misja+and+Palla%2C+Luigi+and+Quant%2C+Corrie+and+Trapman%2C+Pieter++(2005)+Selection+effects+in+forensic+science.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++