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