Description
Book SynopsisThis reference has been designed for statisticians engaged as expert witnesses in legal proceedings. Examining the relationship between statistical methods and the law, it describes a number of cases during which the analysis of statistics was an important factor in determining the outcome.
Table of ContentsWhat Happened in Hazelwood: Statistics, Employment Discrimination,and the 80% Rule (P. Meier, et al.).
Statistics in Antitrust Litigation (B. King).
Regression Estimates of Damages in Price-Fixing Cases (M.Finkelstein & H. Levenbach).
Regression Analyses in Employment Discrimination Cases (D. Conway& H. Roberts).
Reynolds v.
C.S.N.: Evaluating Equipment Damage (G. Whitmore).
A Question of Theft (W. Fairley & J. Glen).
How Much Is Enough?
Applying Regression to a School Finance Case (J. Pincus & J.Rolph).
Capital Market Analysis in Antitrust Litigation (M. Geisel & J.Masson).
The Use of Court-Appointed Statistical Experts: A Case Study (R.Coulam & S. Fienberg).
Does Electronic Draw Poker Require Skill to Play?
(J. Kadane).
Inference in Cases of Disputed Paternity (D. Berry & S.Geisser).
The Probability of Reversal in Contested Elections (D. Gilliland& P. Meier).
Scientific Data and Environmental Regulation (G. Apple, etal.).
Confidence Intervals in Legal Settings (H. Solomon).
Indexes.
