The multivariate Dirichlet-multinomial distribution and its application in forensic genetics to adjust for subpopulation effects using the θ-correction

Torben Tvedebrink, Poul Svante Eriksen and Niels Morling

Theoretical Population Biology, 2015, vol. 105, issue C, 24-32

Abstract: In this paper, we discuss the construction of a multivariate generalisation of the Dirichlet-multinomial distribution. An example from forensic genetics in the statistical analysis of DNA mixtures motivates the study of this multivariate extension.

Keywords: Multivariate Dirichlet-multinomial distribution; STR DNA mixture; Forensic genetics; θ-correction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2015.08.004

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