What Is the Minimum Number of Matching Characteristic That a Forensic

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum number of matching characteristic that a forensic document examiner must find before he/she can state that the handwriting exemplar and the document in question were most likely written by the same person

• A)There is no set number of matching characteristics.
• B)10 matching characteristics
• C)20 matching characteristics
• D)All the handwriting characteristics in the document in question must be matched to the handwriting exemplar.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A theory positing no substantial variance between designated groups, attributing any noted disparity to errors in sampling or experimentation.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution, symmetric around the mean, shows that datasets close to the mean are encountered more often than ones farther away.

Goodness-of-fit Test

A goodness-of-fit test is a statistical test used to determine how well a set of observed values fits a specific distribution or model.

Normally Distributed

Characterized by its symmetry around the mean, this probability distribution highlights a more frequent occurrence of data near the mean compared to far from the mean.