An Error In Statistical Logic In The Application Of Genetic Paternity Testing
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Jan 5, 2002
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Ernest P. Chiodo
Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wayne State University
Joseph L. Musial
Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System
J. Sia Robinson
East Side Academy, Detroit, Michigan
Abstract
A Bayes probability computer program was written in Fortran to examine issues related to genetic paternity testing. An application was given to demonstrate the effects improper assumptions of prior probability of culpability. The seriousness of such errors include the potential of assigning paternity to wrongly accused men, or wrongly refuting paternity.
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