JSM 2004 Online Program

Abstract #300359

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Activity Number:	38
Type:	Invited
Date/Time:	Sunday, August 8, 2004 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Sponsor:	Section on Statistical Consulting
Abstract - #300359
Title:	Responsibilities of the Statistician as Expert Witness
Author(s):	Joseph B. Kadane*+
Companies:	Carnegie Mellon University
Address:	, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3890,
Keywords:	Bayesian ; expert witness ; responsibilities ; ethics ; court ; consulting
Abstract:	This Bayesian speaker will address the question of how to handle the variety of ways of doing statistics in the context of the responsibilities of a statistical expert witness. An expert witness is typically hired and paid by one of the sides in a legal dispute, but the fundamental responsibilities of the expert are to the court. The expert is sworn "to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," not "only those truths that help my client." Experts may not be paid on a contingency basis (i.e., with compensation dependent on the outcome of the case). This talk addresses how the resulting tensions may be balanced.

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