title: Uncertainty in the number of contributors for the European Standard Set of loci.
abstract: The effect of masking on the assignment of the number of contributors is assessed for the European Standard Set of loci by simulation. The risk that a two person mixture presents as single source is assessed as 2.6×10(-13), a three person mixture presents as a two person 6.7×10(-4) and a four person mixture presents as a three person 0.165.
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: j.curran@auckland.ac.nz.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.affiliation: ESR, Private Bag 92021, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: john.buckleton@esr.cri.nz.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckleton
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe; D053803:Forensic Genetics; D006801:Humans; D035501:Uncertainty
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
keywords: ESS; Likelihood ratio; Mixtures; Number of contributors