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stat.AP2025
A Variance Decomposition Approach to Inconclusives in Forensic Black Box Studies
Amanda Luby, Joseph B. Kadane
In the US, `black box' studies are increasingly being used to estimate the error rate of forensic disciplines. A sample of forensic examiner participants are asked to evaluate a se…
stat.AP2021
A probabilistic formalization of contextual bias in forensic analysis: Evidence that examiner bias leads to systemic bias in the criminal justice system
Maria Cuellar, Jacqueline Mauro, Amanda Luby
Although researchers have found evidence contextual bias in forensic science, the discussion of contextual bias is currently qualitative. We formalize years of empirical research a…
stat.AP2019
Psychometric Analysis of Forensic Examiner Behavior
Amanda Luby, Anjali Mazumder, Brian Junker
Forensic science often involves the comparison of crime-scene evidence to a known-source sample to determine if the evidence and the reference sample came from the same source. Eve…