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Activity Number:
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100
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 4, 2008 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #300803 |
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Title:
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Interesting Examples of the Use and Misuse of Statistics from the Law
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Author(s):
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Harry J. Norton*+
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Companies:
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Carolinas Medical Center
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Address:
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ROB #410, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC, 28232-2861,
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Keywords:
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Teaching ; Statistical Education ; Examples from the Law
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Abstract:
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Keeping undergraduate students and medical residents interested in statistics when the majority are taking the class as a requirement can be challenging. I have attempted to accomplish this goal by the use of interesting examples from the law. Examples will include the purported first courtroom case in the US to use statistical evidence, examples of the misuse of statistics that lead to cases being overturned on appeal, a paradox concerning Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, and "what went wrong with Executive Order No. 11497."
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