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Abstract:
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The collection, analysis, and interpretation of large datasets plays an increasingly integral role in the evidence-gathering process in litigation and public policy. From class size estimation to disparate impact analyses, statistics can make or break a legal argument, but law is still often perceived as a frontier that the tech revolution has not yet taken control of. Using specific examples from the legal analytics team of the American Civil Liberties Union, I’ll discuss what data science looks like at the ACLU, and highlight ways that law and public policy could use the skills of civil rights-minded statisticians.
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