Applying Statistics in the Courtroom

ISBN-13: 9781584882718 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 296 str.

Phillip I. Good

Opis

This publication is directed at both the attorney and the statistician to ensure they will work together successfully on the application of statistics in the law. The attorney will learn how best to utilize the statistician's talents while gaining an enriched understanding of the law on audits, jury selection, discrimination, environmental hazards, evidence, and torts as it relates to statistical issues. Statistician 's will learn that the law is what judges say it is and to frame their arguments accordingly. Topics covered include sample and survey metho ds, probability, testing hypotheses, and multiple regression. Applying Statistics in the Courtroom: A New Approach for Attorneys and Expert Witnesses will increase the effectiveness of both the attorney and the statistician in presenting and attacking statistical arguments in the courtroom.

Spis treści

SAMPLES AND POPULATIONS: Representative Samples and Jury Selection. Sample and Survey Methodology. Presenting Your Case. PROBABILITY: Probability Concepts. Criminal Law. Civil Law. Environmental Hazards. HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND ESTIMATION: How large is large? Methods of Analysis. Correlation. Multivariate Regression. APPLYING STATISTICS IN THE COURTROOM: Preventive Statistics. The Trial Process for the Statistician. Making Effective Use of Statistics and Statisticians.

O autorze

Good, Philip