Applying Statistics in the Courtroom
A New Approach for Attorneys and Expert Witnesses
276 pages, parution le 01/09/2001
Résumé
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 methods,
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.
Contents
Pt. I Samples and Populations
- 1 Samples and Populations 3
- 2 Representative Samples and Jury Selection 17
- 3 Sample and Survey Methodology 29
- 4 Presenting Your Case 41
- 5 Probability Concepts 53
- 6 Criminal Law 63
- 7 Civil Law 85
- 8 Environmental Hazards 93
- 9 How Large is Large? 115
- 10 Methods of Analysis 131
- 11 Correlation 157
- 12 Multiple Regression 175
- 13 Preventive Statistics 213
- 14 What Every Statistician Should Know about Courtroom Procedure 243
- 15 Making Effective Use of Statistics and Statisticians 249
- References 257
- Table of Authorities 263
- Index
L'auteur - Phillip I. Good
PHILLIP I. GOOD, PhD, is an Operations Manager for Information Research in Huntington Beach, California. He is the author of A Manager's Guide to the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials, published by Wiley, as well as numerous other books.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Chapman and Hall / CRC |
| Auteur(s) | Phillip I. Good |
| Parution | 01/09/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 276 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 594g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9781584882718 |
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