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Forensic Analysis Weighing Bullet Lead Evidence

Contents

		EXECUTIVE SUMMARY		1
1		INTRODUCTION		8
2		COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS		12
3		STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF BULLET LEAD DATA		26
4		INTERPRETATION		71
		Significance of the Bullet Manufacturing Process,		71
		Compositional Analysis of Bullet Lead as Evidence in the Legal System,		85
5		MAJOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS		109
		APPENDIXES
		A Statement of Task		117
		B Committee Membership		118
		C Committee Meeting Agendas		124
		D Glossary		130
		E Basic Principles of Statistics		133

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Front Matter (R1-R12)

Executive Summary (1-7)

1. Introduction (8-11)

2. Compositional Analysis (12-25)

3. Statistical Analysis of Bullet Lead Data (26-70)

4. Interpretation (71-108)

5. Major Findings and Recommendations (109-114)

Appendix A: Statement of Task (115-117)

Appendix B: Committee Membership (118-123)

Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas (124-129)

Appendix D: Glossary (130-132)

Appendix E: Basic Principles of Statistics (133-141)

Appendix F: Simulating False Match Probabilities Based on Normal Theory (142-150)

Appendix G: Data Analysis of Table 1, Randich et al. (151-156)

Appendix H: Principal Components Analysis: How Many Elements Should Be Measured? (157-162)

Appendix I: The Birthday Problem Analogy (163-164)

Appendix J: Understanding the Significance of the Results of Trace Elemental Analysis of Bullet Lead (165-168)

Appendix K: Statistical Analysis of Bullet Lead Data by Karen Kafadar and Clifford Spiegelman (169-214)