Statistics
Statistical term that refers to a measure's ability to measure what the researchers want it to measure.
What is Validity?
This type of forensic analysis has the strongest empirical evidence.
What is DNA Analysis?
This landmark scientific review of forensic science acted as wake-up call to the forensic science discipline.
What is NAS 2009?
Statistical term that refers to a measure's ability to consistently get the same outcomes.
What is Reliability?
This debunked forensic technique was revealed to have a high error rate.
What is Bite Mark Analysis?
This type of study is used to validate forensic techniques.
What is Black-Box Studies?
Statistical term that refers to the chance of the measures result is not true.
What is Error Rate?
Many forensic techniques lack this crucial element of scientific evidence.
What is Empirical Evidence?
Sharing information with other examiners so they can perform their own assessment on the evidence.
What is Independent Variable?
A forensic evaluator effects the evidence examination processing which leads to a distortion of the results.
What is Bias?
What is Human Visual Judgement?
This scientific review provided harsher criticism towards forensic and emphasized needing education.
What is the PCAST 2016?
Making observations, Conducting Research, Generating hypothesis, Testing those hypothesis, making conclusions, then replicating this process.
What is The Scientific Method?
In the traditional forensic model, forensic techniques are largely developed in this population.
What is Law Enforcement?
This statement by many forensic evaluators in court causes an overestimation of the report because of the vagueness.
What is "a reasonable degree of scientific certainty"