Earlier this week, I wrote about the probabilities of fingerprint mismatches. I was pleased and startled to find out that there is such a thing as a "Forensic Mathematician."
Charles H. Brenner is one such. For example, he has a useful article on how to interpret the meaning of, say, "one in 7000 match." (Here's a New York Times interview with him.)
Other discussions at Forensic Evidence
May 14, 2004 02:06 PM | TrackBack | in Data and Documents