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Last update 27 August 2026

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Software version identifier 0.2-5, 0.2-2, 0.2-3, 0.2-4, 0.2-6, 0.2, 1.0.0, PACKAGES.rds, 1.0.1, 1.0.6, 1.1.4

Description

Fits probability models to P- and S-type count data arising from forensic surveys of clothing for the background presence of glass, paint, and related trace material. Built-in models include zeta, zero-inflated zeta, and logarithmic distributions, with a public extension interface for additional models. Inference is available by maximum likelihood, parametric Bayesian methods, the ordinary nonparametric bootstrap, and Rubin's Bayesian Bootstrap. The clothing-survey setting is described by Coulson, Buckleton, Gummer, and Triggs (2001) <doi:10.1016/S1355-0306(01)71847-3>.

Cites work

Glass on clothing and shoes of members of the general population and people suspected of breaking crimes

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