Prove It with Figures

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. The Search for Causes: An Overview

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 1-4

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3. The Controlled Randomized Experiment

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 5-26

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4. Inferring Causes from Observational Studies

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 27-43

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5. Epidemiologic Studies

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 45-68

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6. Summing Up: Replication and Triangulation

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 69-78

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7. Coincidence and Significance

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 79-100

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8. Sampling

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 101-120

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9. Content Analysis

   • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

   Pages 121-134

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10. Surveys and Change of Venue

    • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

    Pages 135-146

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11. Trademark Surveys: Genericness

    • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

    Pages 147-153

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12. Trademark Surveys: Confusion

    • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

    Pages 155-174

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13. The Jury: Composition and Selection

    • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

    Pages 175-198

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14. DNA Profiling: Probabilities and Proof

    • Hans Zeisel, David Kaye

    Pages 199-224

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15. Back Matter

    Pages 225-353

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"Prove It With Figures" displays some of the tools of the social and statistical sciences that have been applied to the proof of facts in the courtroom and to the study of questions of legal importance. It explains how researchers can extract the most valuable and reliable data that can conveniently be made available, and how these efforts sometimes go awry. In the tradition of Zeisel's "Say It with Figures," a standard in the field of social statistics since 1947, it clarifies, in non-technical language, some of the basic problems common to all efforts to discern cause-and-effect relationships. Designed as a textbook for law students who seek an appreciation of the power and limits of empirical methods, the work also is a useful reference for lawyers, policymakers, and members of the public who would like to improve their critical understanding of the statistics presented to them. The many case histories include analyses of the death penalty, jury selection, employment discrimination, mass torts, and DNA profiling. Hans Zeisel was Professor of Law and Sociology Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he pioneered the application of social science to the law. Earlier, he had a distinguished career in public opinion and market research. He has written on a wide variety of topics, ranging from research methodology and history to law enforcement, juries, and Sheakespeare. He was elected Fellow of the American Statistical Assoication and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 1980 he was inducted into the Market Research Hall of Fame. David Kaye is Regents Professor at the Arizona State University, where he teaches evidence and related topics. An author of several law textbooks and treatises, his work also has appeared in journals of

• Triangulation
• law
• market research
• sociology
• statistics

• College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

  David Kaye

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