Kadane, Joseph B. — Statistics in the Law : a Practitioner's Guide, Cases, and Materials.

Oxford & New York. Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. 472 pp.Engl;ish text. Condition : as new. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - Statistics in the Law is primarily a user's manual or desk reference for the expert witness-lawyer team and, secondarily, a textbook or supplemental textbook for upper level undergraduate statistics students. It starts with two articles by masters of the trade, Paul Meier and Franklin Fisher. It then explains the distinction between the Frye and Daughbert standards for expert testimony, and how these standards play out in court. The bulk of the book addresses individual cases covering a wide variety of questions, including: Does electronic draw poker require skill to play? ; Did the New Jersey State Police disproportionately stop black motorists? ; Is a jury a representative cross section of the community? ; Were ballots tampered with in an election ISBN 9780195309232.