title: On the value of probability for evaluating results of comparative pattern analyses.
abstract: This letter to the Editor comments on the article Practical relevance of pattern uniqueness in forensic science by P.T. Jayaprakash (Forensic Science International, in press).
authors.affiliation: University of Lausanne, Ecole des sciences criminelles, Institut de police scientifique, Switzerland. Electronic address: alex.biedermann@unil.ch.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biedermann
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taroni
mesh_terms: D044707:Forensic Sciences / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Evaluation and interpretation; Pattern comparison; Probability