Sampling for Forensic Practitioners Short Course

Research Area: Forensic Statistics, Implementation and Practice, Training and Education

The first session of this two-session short course took place on September 30, 2021. The second session took place on October 7, 2021. Recordings of both sessions can be found below.

Presenter:

Alicia Carriquiry
Director of CSAFE
Iowa State University

About the Short Course:

In this two-session short course, Sampling for Forensic Practitioners, Dr. Alicia Carriquiry covered populations and sampling frames, and sampling methods including geometric sampling. The emphasis was on understanding how these methods are used to aid and enhance current forensic science practices.

Course Practicum Materials:
Sampling Practicum Lab
Sampling Practicum – Glass Data
Sampling Practicum Solutions
Sampling Practicum – Glass Solution
Sampling Practicum Solution Video

Full session recordings:

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