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Prosecution hypothesis (Hp)

Definition

The proposition advanced by the prosecution, typically that the defendant is the source of the recovered material or was present at the scene. Paired with the defence hypothesis to define the comparison for the likelihood ratio.

Related terms

Defence hypothesis (Hd)
The proposition advanced by the defence, typically that the material came from an unknown unrelated individual or that the defendant was not...
Likelihood ratio (LR)
The ratio of two conditional probabilities: the probability of the observed evidence given the prosecution's hypothesis (same source), divided by the probability...
Posterior odds
The ratio of the probability of the prosecution hypothesis to the probability of the defence hypothesis after the forensic evidence is taken...
Prior odds
The ratio of the probability of the prosecution hypothesis to the probability of the defence hypothesis before the forensic evidence in question...
Prosecutor's fallacy
The error of treating the RMP (or its reciprocal) as the probability that the defendant is innocent, or as the probability that...

Explained in

  • Bayes Theorem in Evidence EvaluationThe proposition advanced by the prosecution, typically that the defendant is the source of the recovered material or was present at the scene. Paired with the...

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