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The Evolving Role of Statistical Assessments as Evidence in the Courts

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Editors:
  1. Stephen E. Fienberg

    1. Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephen E. Fienberg
    Pages 1-16

  3. Case Studies

    • Stephen E. Fienberg
    Pages 17-83

  4. Review of the Use of Statistics in Selected Areas of Litigation

    • Stephen E. Fienberg
    Pages 85-137

  5. Statistics, Law, and Expert Testimony

    • Stephen E. Fienberg
    Pages 139-154

  6. Some Partial Solutions to the Problems Arising From Expert Statistical Testimony

    • Stephen E. Fienberg
    Pages 155-189

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 191-357
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About this book

With increasing frequency, the proof of facts in legal proceedings en­ tails the use of quantitative methods. Judges, lawyers, statisticians, social scientists, and many others involved in judicial processes must address is­ sues such as the evaluation and interpretation of quantitative evidence, the ethical and professional obligations of expert witnesses, and the roles of court-appointed witnesses. The Panel on Statistical Assessments as Evi­ dence in the Courts was convened to help clarify these issues and provide some guidance in addressing the difficulties encountered in the use of quan­ titative assessments in legal proceedings. This report is the culmination of more than three years of research and deliberation. In it, we address a variety of issues that arise in federal and state court proceedings when statistical assessments such as quantitative descriptions, causal inferences, and predictions of events based on earlier occurrences are presented as evidence. We appraise the forms in which such assessments are presented, aspects of their admission into evidence, and the response to and evaluation of them by judges and juries.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Stephen E. Fienberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Evolving Role of Statistical Assessments as Evidence in the Courts

  • Editors: Stephen E. Fienberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3604-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-96914-5Due: 21 November 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8174-0Published: 17 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3604-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 357

  • Topics: Fundamentals of Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

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