FINEX, FAMILIAS: two different approaches for the analysis of defective paternity cases

Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2004

We provide an overview of the main features of two computer programs enabling to calculate Bayesian probabilities in defective paternity cases: FINEX and FAMILIAS. These packages turn out very useful when computation complexities exceed the ordinary pencil-and-paper approach powers. FAMILIAS is especially suited for all cases in which there is a basic uncertainty on the most likely pedigree. FINEX is an Expert System-based program enabling to tackle very complex cases with plenty of data.