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Activity Number:
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266
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #304950 |
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Title:
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Statistical Tools Employed in Legal Settings
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Author(s):
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Mary W. Gray*+
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Companies:
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American University
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Address:
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Washington, DC, 20016-8050,
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Keywords:
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forensic ; statistics
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Abstract:
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Statistical analysis has been used for a long time to advance litigants' concepts of equity and justice. Topics such as jury selection, college athletics, identification evidence, employment practices, and massive tort liability have been subject to scrutiny from opposing statistical experts. The level of sophistication of the analyses presented has risen as the complexity of issues to be resolved has increased. This paper examines some of the emerging methodology being employed and the problem of educating nonstatisticians to deal with statistical evidence.
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