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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
Forensic scientists are routinely faced with the problems of making decisions under circumstances of uncertainty (i.e., to perform or not perform a test). A decision making model in forensic science is proposed, illustrated with an example from the field of forensic genetics. The approach incorporates available evidence and associated uncertainties with the assessment of utilities (or desirability of the consequences). The paper examines a general example for which identification will be made of the decision maker, the possible actions, the uncertain states of nature, the possible source of evidence and the kind of utility assessments required. It is argued that a formal approach can help to clarify the decision process and give a coherent means of combining elements to reach a decision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
894-905
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Decision analysis in forensic science.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Criminal Sciences, The University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article