35255 Forensic Statistics
6cp;
5hpw
Requisite(s): 35151 Statistics 1 OR 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
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
2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,220.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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