Some Statistical Issues in Medicine and Forensics
讨论了法医学中的科学不端行为、DNA模式匹配和因果分析,以及生物医学中的大规模筛查、中期分析和慢性病监管的统计方法。
We discuss and comment on the use of statistics in a number of topical issues in forensics and medicine. The forensic issues are scientific misconduct, DNA pattern matching, and causal analysis. In the biomedical area, particular statistical approaches are suggested for problems of mass screening, interim analysis, and the regulation of chronic diseases.