Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Memorandum,
Oslo University, Department of Economics

No 30/2003: A Finer Point in Forensic Identification

Halvor Mehlum ()
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Halvor Mehlum: Dept. of Economics, University of Oslo, Postal: Department of Economics, University of Oslo, P.O Box 1095 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway

Abstract: In this note I bring a new aspect into the so called Island Problem. Given that only cases where there is a suspect reaches the court, what is the consequence for the probability of guilt? I find that it indeed matters for the results that court cases are selected in this way. The analysis illustrates the general point that the exact protocol by which data are generated is an essential part of the information that should be used when analyzing data.

Keywords: Bayesian analysis; Forensic statistics

JEL-codes: C11

13 pages, October 1, 2003

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