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In 2004, the San Francisco Police Began Using DNA Evidence

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In 2004, the San Francisco police began using DNA evidence in unsolved homicides.The crime lab found evidence that suggested John Puckett was a DNA match for a crime committed three decades earlier, based on 6 genetic locations.Usually, 13 genetic markers are required to distinguish between two different people.Jurors were told that the chance of randomly finding the defendant's DNA profile at the crime scene was 1 in 1.1 million.The jurors found the DNA evidence compelling and convicted Puckett of first-degree murder.This conclusion is an example of:


A) relative frequency and probability.
B) summary statistics.
C) probability and odds.
D) statistical likelihood and inference.

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