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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The conclusion drawn from the DNA evidence is based on statistical likelihood, which involves making inferences based on available data. Thus, it is an example of statistical likelihood and inference.

In 2004, the San Francisco Police Began Using DNA Evidence