Probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and analysis

Zuzana Obertová; Alistair Stewart

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-815764-0.00011-3

Probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and analysis

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This chapter highlights the underlying workings of statistical testing and the meaning of probability (distributions). In forensic sciences, it is important to use statistical tests that are appropriate for the available data, and it is even more important that the conclusions are appropriate for the data on which they are based.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Statistics and Probability in Forensic Anthropology
Editors	Zuzana Obertová, Alistair Stewart, Cristina Cattaneo
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	Academic Press
Chapter	2.2
Pages	73-86
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-12-815764-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-815764-0.00011-3
Publication status	Published - 2020

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