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Statistics and the Law
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Description for Statistics and the Law
Paperback. This 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. Editor(s): DeGroot, Morris H.; etc. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Describes a wide variety of applications of statistical concepts in legal settings, as well as cases in which statistical analyses were important elements. Several chapters are devoted to employment discrimination and antitrust violation, two areas of litigation that rely heavily on statistics. Contributors discuss the correct choice and use of statistical techniques in the assessment of damages, the measurement and quantification of skill (in a case deciding whether video poker games require skill), the determination of disputed paternity and elections, and other areas where statistics are used in legal cases. Many of the chapters are written by the statisticians who ... Read more
Describes a wide variety of applications of statistical concepts in legal settings, as well as cases in which statistical analyses were important elements. Several chapters are devoted to employment discrimination and antitrust violation, two areas of litigation that rely heavily on statistics. Contributors discuss the correct choice and use of statistical techniques in the assessment of damages, the measurement and quantification of skill (in a case deciding whether video poker games require skill), the determination of disputed paternity and elections, and other areas where statistics are used in legal cases. Many of the chapters are written by the statisticians who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Classics Library
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471055389
SKU
V9780471055389
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About Degroot
Morris Herman DeGroot was an American statistician. Stephen E. Fienberg is the editor of Statistics and the Law, published by Wiley.
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