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Defence attorney's fallacy

The incorrect argument that a large global or national population means many unrelated individuals could share the profile, while ignoring the geographic and circumstantial constraints that define the relevant suspect population.

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Allele Frequencies, Random Match Probability and the Likelihood Ratio

Related terms

ENFSI DNA Working Group Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE)Likelihood ratio (LR)Prior odds Product rule Prosecutor's fallacy Random match probability (RMP)SWGDAM Theta (FST) correction

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