According to the Text, It Is Not Easy to Calculate

question 4

Multiple Choice

According to the text, it is not easy to calculate the false positive rate for most types of trace evidence because:

• A) jurors feel unprepared and lacking specialized education to understand such details.
• B) judges would not allow it in court testimony by a forensic expert.
• C) forensic examiners do not want to participate in studies of error rates.
• D) this is not a research question scientists are interested in answering.

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