USE OF AN AGGLOMERATIVE NUMERICAL TECHNIQUE IN PHYSICAL EVIDENCE COMPARISONS

• NCJ Number: 29838
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 20 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 693-700
• Author(s): J I THORNTON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXPLANATION OF THE USE OF 'CANBERRA METRIC SIMILARITY COEFFICIENT' (AN EXPRESSION OF DISTANCE IN A EUCLIDEAN HYPERSPACE) FOR THE COMPARISON AND INTERPRETATION OF DIVERSE TYPES OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

Abstract

THREE EXAMPLES OF THE UTILITY OF THIS 'NONPROBABILISTIC' APPROACH TO MINIMIZING THE POSSIBILITY OF BIAS ON THE PART OF THE FORENSIC EXAMINER ARE GIVEN. THE FIRST IS CONCERNED WITH THE SIMILARITY OF PRIMATE HAIR, THE SECOND WITH GLASS, AND THE THIRD WITH SOIL. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED.