Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 214-215, September 2009

Anti-doping researchers should conform to certain statistical standards from forensic science

  • Klaas Faber

      Affiliations

    • Chemometry Consultancy, Goudenregenstraat 6, 6573 XN Beek-Ubbergen, The Netherlands
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  • Marjan Sjerps

      Affiliations

    • Netherlands Forensic Institute, PO Box 24044, 2490 AA, The Hague, The Netherlands

Received 24 April 2009; accepted 13 May 2009. published online 29 May 2009.

Abstract 

Anti-doping is currently viewed as a forensic science. However, close examination shows that the statistical treatment of evidence is inconsistent with that view. Here it is insisted that anti-doping researchers should conform to certain statistical standards from forensic science.

Keywords: Anti-doping, World Anti-Doping Code, Forensic science, Statistics, Prosecutor's fallacy

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PII: S1355-0306(09)00089-6

doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2009.05.001

Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 214-215, September 2009

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