35255 Forensic Statistics

6cp; 5hpw
Requisite(s): 35151 Statistics 1 OR 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis

This subject covers the application of statistical techniques and probability models to forensic cases in the areas of uncertainty, significance and coincidence probabilities, discrimination in discrete and continuous data, relevant population grouping and the analysis of genetic profiles and lineages. The above is illustrated with reference to practical examples and databases of forensic evidence.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,190.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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