Development of a Mathematical Formula for the Calculation of Fingerprint Probabilities Based on Individual Characteristics
作者:
JamesW. Osterburg,
T. Parthasarathy,
T.E. S. Raghavan,
StanleyL. Sclove,
期刊:
Journal of the American Statistical Association
(Taylor Available online 1977)
卷期:
Volume 72,
issue 360
页码: 772-778
ISSN:0162-1459
年代: 1977
DOI:10.1080/01621459.1977.10479954
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Fingerprints;Identification;Criminalistics;Entropy;Information;Multinomial model
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
A method is developed for assigning a probability to a fingerprint, including a partial print, based on the number of individual (Galton) characteristics present. A multinomial model is used, the categories of which are the individual characteristics and combinations of them. The negative of the logarithm of the probability of any particular configuration is related to the entropy function of information theory. The parameters of the model are estimated from data (fingerprints). Confidence bounds are obtained for the negative log probability of any configuration.
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