Applying Statistics in the Courtroom: A New Approach for Attorneys and Expert Witnesses (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

This is the best book on statistics and the law that has ever been written…The author has written this text 'for two audiences with a single common goal: to ensure attorneys and statisticians will work together successfully on the application of statistics and the law'…Unless your company never appears in any adversarial proceeding, this book should be on your bookshelf. It is profusely illustrated with a wealth of cases that will interest any statistician.
- Technometrics, May 2002

This is the best book on statistics and the law that has ever been written…The author has written this text for two audiences with a single common goal: to ensure attorneys and statisticians will work together successfully on the application of statistics and the law…Unless your company never appears in any adversarial proceeding, this book should be on your bookshelf. It is profusely illustrated with a wealth of cases that will interest any statistician.
- Technometrics, May 2002

Product Description

This publication is directed at both the attorney and the statistician to ensure they will successfully apply statistics in the law. The attorney will learn how best to utilize statistics while gaining an enriched understanding of the law on audits, jury selection, discrimination, environmental hazards, evidence, and torts as it relates to statistical issues. Statisticians will learn that the law is what judges say it is and to frame their arguments accordingly. Applying Statistics in the Courtroom: A New Approach for Attorneys and Expert Witnesses will increase the effectiveness of both the attorney and the statistician in presenting and attacking statistical arguments in the courtroom.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC; 1 edition (July 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584882719
• ISBN-13: 978-1584882718
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,366,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Little Disappointed, October 12, 2001

By A Customer

I was a little disappointed that the book did not elaborate a little more on the specific cases cited as examples. Most of the time it just indicates if a particular case either set a precedent or was a counter-example to a precendent, and then gives a footnote reference to legal documents. The book reads too much like a synopsis of a legal library. When statistics is discussed, it is an elementary exposition of basic concepts. What I wanted was lucid examples of how these basic concepts actually made a difference in legal cases. I did not get that from this book. This was the first book on statistics and law that I bought and read, so I don't know how to compare it to others. But I will select and try another to see if what I am looking for is out there.

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Facts not speculation, October 18, 2001

By	Phillip I. Good (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This text presents a realistic view of the role of statistics in the courtroom. While obviously intended to introduce statistics to attornies, it provides statisticians such as myself with a clearcut view of what works and what doesn't work in a courtroom setting. Recommended both for attornies who want to brush up or relearn their statistics to get the most out of a statistician, and statisticians who want to develop productive working relationships with attornies.
For a comprehensive review, see Technometrics for May 2002, p185.