TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - More on the question 'When does absence of evidence constitute evidence of absence?' How Bayesian confirmation theory can logically support the answer JO - Forensic science international A1 - Taroni, F. A1 - Bozza, S. A1 - Hicks, T. A1 - Garbolino, P. SP - e59 EP - e63 VL - 301 IS - N2 - In forensic science it is not rare that common sayings are used to support particular inferences. A typical example is the adage 'The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence'. This paper analyzes the rationale hidden behind such statement and it offers a structural way to approach the analysis of this particular adage throughout a careful analysis of four different scenarios.

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LA - en SN - 0379-0738 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.044 ID - ref1 ER -