 Another analogy is sometimes used to argue that the evidentiary value of a cold-hit match should be weakened. The analogy is between searching for a match in a database and multiple hypothesis testing, an objectionable research practice. In classical hypothesis testing, if the probability of type I error in a single test of a hypothesis is .05, this probability will increase by testing the same hypothesis multiple times. The database match probability—the argument goes—would correct for the increased risk of type I error. However, as Balding (2002, 2005) points out, multiple testing consists in testing the same hypothesis multiple times against new evidence. In cold-hit cases, multiple hypotheses—each concerning a different individual in the database—are tested only once and then excluded if a negative match occurs. From this perspective, the hypothesis that the defendant is the source is one of the many hypotheses subject to testing. The cold-hit match supports that hypothesis and rules out the others.