THE GROUPING PROBLEM IN FORENSIC GLASS ANALYSIS - A DIVISIVE APPROACH

Authors
TRIGGS CM CURRAN JM BUCKLETON J WALSH KAJ
Citation
Cm. Triggs et al., THE GROUPING PROBLEM IN FORENSIC GLASS ANALYSIS - A DIVISIVE APPROACH, Forensic science international, 85(1), 1997, pp. 1-14
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Legal
Journal title
Forensic science international → ACNP
ISSN journal
03790738
Volume
85
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-0738(1997)85:1<1:TGPIFG>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
When examining a sample of glass fragments recovered from a suspect in a forensic case, the question arises whether the fragments may come f rom several different sources. It is necessary to include this informa tion in the statistical analysis. A divisive method for dealing with t he grouping problem is proposed. It is compared with the agglomerative methods currently in use via Monte Carlo simulation. (C) 1997 Elsevie r Science Ireland Ltd.