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Foundational validity as applied

PCAST's standard requiring that a forensic discipline be validated through black-box studies measuring real-examiner error rates under realistic conditions, not just laboratory demonstration of the underlying science.

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Courtroom-language translation problemElimination (SWGDOC)ENFSI evaluative standardIdentification (SWGDOC)Likelihood ratio (LR)No conclusion (SWGDOC position 5)PCAST 2016 reportPopulation-frequency anchoringSWGDOC nine-point scale

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