Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 265-268, August 2011

Forensim: An open-source initiative for the evaluation of statistical methods in forensic genetics

Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de biométrie et biologie évolutive, 69622 Villeurbanne, France

Received 13 November 2009; received in revised form 8 February 2010; accepted 20 March 2010. published online 06 May 2010.

Abstract 

Forensim is a new package for the R statistical software that is dedicated to forensic DNA evidence interpretation. As far as we know, forensim is the first open-source tool that allows for the simulation of data encountered in forensic genetics studies. The package also implements common statistical methods used for reporting the weight of DNA evidence. Forensim is written in the R language and is freely available from http://forensim.r-forge.r-project.org. This paper presents an overview of the software's functionalities.

Keywords: Forensic sciences, DNA evidence, Statistical genetics, Simulation, R software, R-Forge

 

PII: S1872-4973(10)00074-8

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.03.017

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 265-268, August 2011

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