Multi-Locus Match Probability Dependencies

American Academy of Forensic Sciences — Forensic Biology (DNA) Session · February 9, 2026

Professor Bruce Weir argued that current forensic DNA reporting—product-based random match probabilities—can overstate evidence as more loci are used and urged a shift toward match probabilities/likelihood ratios; he presented empirical and simulation data and recommended further work on appropriate theta values.

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