{"product_id":"statistical-analysis-in-forensic-science-evidential-value-of-multivariate-physicochemical-data-hardback-9780470972106","title":"Statistical Analysis in Forensic Science; Evidential Value of Multivariate Physicochemical Data (Hardback) 9780470972106","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStatistical Analysis in Forensic Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEvidential Value of Multivariate Physicochemical Data\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGrzegorz Zadora (Author), Agnieszka Martyna (Author), Daniel Ramos (Author), Colin Aitken (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470972106, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical guide for determining the evidential value of physicochemical data\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMicrotraces of various materials (e.g. glass, paint, fibres, and petroleum products) are routinely subjected to physicochemical examination by forensic experts, whose role is to evaluate such physicochemical data in the context of the prosecution and defence propositions. Such examinations return various kinds of information, including quantitative data. From the forensic point of view, the most suitable way to evaluate evidence is the likelihood ratio. This book provides a collection of recent approaches to the determination of likelihood ratios and describes suitable software, with documentation and examples of their use in practice.  The statistical computing and graphics software environment \u003cb\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003e, pre-computed Bayesian networks using \u003cb\u003eHugin Researcher\u003c\/b\u003e and a new package, \u003cb\u003ecalcuLatoR\u003c\/b\u003e, for the computation of likelihood ratios are all explored.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStatistical Analysis in Forensic Science\u003c\/i\u003e will provide an invaluable practical guide for forensic experts and practitioners, forensic statisticians, analytical chemists, and chemometricians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKey features include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescription of the physicochemical analysis of forensic trace evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed description of likelihood ratio models for determining the evidential value of multivariate  physicochemical data.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed description of methods, such as empirical cross-entropy plots, for assessing the performance of likelihood ratio-based methods for evidence evaluation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRoutines written using the open-source \u003cb\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003e software, as well as \u003cb\u003eHugin Researcher\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecalcuLatoR\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical examples and recommendations for the use of all these methods in practice. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Physicochemical data obtained in forensic science laboratories 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Glass 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Flammable liquids: ATD-GC\/MS technique 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Car paints: Py-GC\/MS technique 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Fibres and inks: MSP-DAD technique 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Evaluation of evidence in the form of physicochemical data 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Comparison problem 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Classification problem 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Likelihood ratio and Bayes’ theorem 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Continuous data 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Data transformations 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Descriptive statistics 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Hypothesis testing 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Analysis of variance 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Cluster analysis 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Dimensionality reduction 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Likelihood ratio models for comparison problems 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Normal between-object distribution 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Between-object distribution modelled by kernel density estimation 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Examples 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 R Software 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Likelihood ratio models for classification problems 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Normal between-object distribution 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Between-object distribution modelled by kernel density estimation 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Examples 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 R software 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Performance of likelihood ratio methods 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Empirical measurement of the performance of likelihood ratios 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Histograms and Tippett plots 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Measuring discriminating power 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Accuracy equals discriminating power plus calibration: Empirical cross-entropy plots 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Comparison of the performance of different methods for LR computation 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Conclusions: What to measure, and how 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Software 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A Probability 218\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Laws of probability 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Bayes’ theorem and the likelihood ratio 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Probability distributions for discrete data 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 Probability distributions for continuous data 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B Matrices: An introduction to matrix algebra 228\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.1 Multiplication by a constant 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.2 Adding matrices 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.3 Multiplying matrices 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.4 Matrix transposition 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.5 Determinant of a matrix 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.6 Matrix inversion 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.7 Matrix equations 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.8 Eigenvectors and eigenvalues 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C Pool adjacent violators algorithm 240\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix D Introduction to R software 244\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.1 Becoming familiar with R 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.2 Basic mathematical operations in R 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.3 Data input 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.4 Functions in R 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.5 Dereferencing 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.6 Basic statistical functions 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.7 Graphics with R 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.8 Saving data 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.9 R codes used in Chapters 4 and 5 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD.10 Evaluating the performance of LR models 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix E Bayesian network models 294\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.1 Introduction to Bayesian networks 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.2 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