%0 Journal Article
%T Interpretation of differences in a comparative analysis of handwriting
%A Dziechciaruk, Janusz
%J Problems of Forensic Sciences (Z Zagadnień Nauk Sądowych)
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/12307483PFS.23.008.19057
%N 134
%P 133-141
%K Natural variation; Range of variation; Distorted writing; Accidental variations
%@ 1230-7483
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/problems-of-forensic-sciences/artykul/interpretation-of-differences-in-a-comparative-analysis-of-handwriting
%X 
	According to experts’ opinion which was also confirmed by many different experiments on handwriting, most errors made by document examiners result from a misjudgment (or misinterpretation) in the significance of a difference found between the questioned and exemplar materials. The article introduces a number of ideas for improving methodology for examination of handwriting, especially how to understand one of the main principles respecting writing identification that a writer cannot ameliorate his maximum writing ability or skill without effort, practice and/or training over a period of time, or how to prepare writing standards for examination of distorted writing.