Experts at NIST panel urge transparency and caution in using likelihood ratios for forensic testimony NIST-affiliated statisticians and an Innocence Project attorney debated whether likelihood ratios should be used in court, stressing model uncertainty, the need for robust data and disclosure, and warning that courts may exclude or undermine such evidence without transparency.

Experts warn that relying on likelihood ratios in forensic evidence could be misleading without robust data and transparency.

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