The distinction between discriminability and reliability in forensic science

• Published in: Science & justice Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 319 - 331
• Main Authors: Smith, Andrew M., Neal, Tess M.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Bayesian; Discriminability; Forecasting; Forensic Medicine; Forensic science; Forensic Sciences; Humans; Pathology; Reliability; Reproducibility of Results; ROC analysis; Signal detection theory; Signal detection theory; Discriminability; Forensic science; Reliability; ROC analysis; Bayesian

•Scientists should primarily be concerned with maximizing discriminability.•The criminal justice system should primarily be concerned with estimating reliability.•ROC analysis informs on which of two procedures is superior, but percent correct does not.•Posterior by prior curves inform on how base r...