CSAFE @ ISU - REU 2017

What is a p-value anyway?

Andrew Kimble, III

Posted on July 21, 2017

Chapter 13 There was no need fore me to prove it because even though you provided strong evidence you still have to weigh all considerations in order to pick the road that will be very beneficial to you. The difference between the two p-value groups are trivial because... [Read More]

What is a p-value anyway?

Marion Gray-Lion

Posted on July 21, 2017

Chapter 13 The author could not say that he proved that the busy road was the quickest since there are different variables that can affect the potential outcomes. For example when calculating the means and standard deviations on given day, some influences could impede the traffic flow such... [Read More]

Discussion of Firearms & Toolmarks Analysis

Anna Steffensmeier

Posted on July 17, 2017

Summary of Murdock et. al Introduction Firearm and toolmark identification analysis has been heavily criticised in recent years; the major concern within this field of study is that there is no known error rate with these analyses. To supply an accurate error rate is problematic because of the... [Read More]

Summary and Analysis of an...Interesting Paper

Francesca Spencer

Posted on July 17, 2017

Summary of Murdock et. al Introduction In the introduction of this paper, the author(s) discuss the background of firearm and toolmark identification and provides criticisms surrounding the motion towards statistical methods for firearm and toolmark identification. From what I understood, the speaker was essentially saying that identifying toolmarks... [Read More]

Discussion of Firearms & Toolmarks Analysis

Kahlil Sample

Posted on July 17, 2017

There have been much criticism of how accurately evidence can be presented in the field of fire arms and tool mark evidences. One of the main concerns within this field is that the community has not yet succeeded in supplying the “known or potential error rate. From a statistical point... [Read More]

CSAFE @ ISU REU

Summer 2017

195 Durham Center

Iowa State University

Leaders: Joe Papio, joepapio at iastate dot edu and Sam Tyner, sctyner at iastate dot edu

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What is a p-value anyway?

Andrew Kimble, III

What is a p-value anyway?

Marion Gray-Lion

Discussion of Firearms & Toolmarks Analysis

Anna Steffensmeier

Summary and Analysis of an...Interesting Paper

Francesca Spencer

Discussion of Firearms & Toolmarks Analysis

Kahlil Sample

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