Web Portal, Teaching Resource
2016
DNA Evidence: Case Study in Probabilities
This educational module on DNA evidence presents trial testimony, exhibits, and opinions in a case …
This educational module on DNA evidence presents trial testimony, exhibits, and opinions in a case in which federal courts at every level discerned “inaccuracies” in the testimony of a leading expert about probabilities associated with the DNA evidence. By embedding these legal materials in background explanations, critical questions, and short problems, the module supports self-study and class discussions that together can elucidate key principles in scientific reasoning and quantitative analysis and that can help students…
Government/Law
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Global
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Injuries/Accidents
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Probability/Bayes
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Test Performance
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Risk Analysis
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Health/Medicine
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Science/Technology
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North America
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College
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Graduate
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Doctoral
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Critical Thinking/Analysis
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Quantitative Literacy