Abstract #301231

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301231
Activity Number: 221
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Chance
Abstract - #301231
Title: Statistical Testimony in the U.S. Supreme Court: Utah vs. Evans
Author(s): Lara J. Wolfson*+
Companies: Brigham Young University
Address: Dept. of Statistics, Provo, UT, 84602,
Keywords: census ; Supreme Court ; imputation ; sampling ; expert witness ; law
Abstract:

In 2002 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case involving the use of imputation in the decennial census. At issue in the case were two questions: first, was the imputation used in the census a form of the "sampling" proscribed from use in the census, and second, is imputation consistent with the constitutional mandate for an "actual enumeration?" I will discuss both the case and the role of statisticians as part of a legal team taking a case before the Supreme Court.

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