Skip to content

Sampling for Forensic Practitioners Short Course

This three-session short course took place on March 25, April 1, and April 8, 2022. Recordings of completed sessions and practicum materials can be found below.

Presenters:
Alicia Carriquiry
Director of CSAFE
Iowa State University

Joseph Zemmels
Graduate Research Assistant at CSAFE
Iowa State University

About the Short Course:
In this three-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

Full session recordings:
Session 1:

Session 2:

Session 3:

Related Resources

Score-based Likelihood Ratios Using Stylometric Text Embeddings

Score-based Likelihood Ratios Using Stylometric Text Embeddings

We consider the problem setting in which we have two sets of texts in digital form and would like to quantify our beliefs that the two sets of texts were…
How do Labs Ensure Quality? A Nationwide Review of SOPs for Latent Print Examination

How do Labs Ensure Quality? A Nationwide Review of SOPs for Latent Print Examination

This presentation is from the 108th International Association for Identification (IAI) Annual Educational Conference, Reno, Nevada, August 11-17, 2024. Posted with permission of CSAFE.
Statistics and its Applications in Forensic Science and the Criminal Justice System

Statistics and its Applications in Forensic Science and the Criminal Justice System

This presentation is from the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), Portland, Oregon, August 3-8, 2024.
Algorithmic matching of striated tool marks

Algorithmic matching of striated tool marks

Automatic matching algorithms for assessing the similarity between striation marks have been investigated for bullet lands and some tool marks, such as screwdrivers. We are interested in the investigation of…