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Expert testimony relying on scientific and other specialized evidence has come under increased scrutiny by the legal system. A trilogy of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases has assigned judges the task of assessing the relevance and reliability of proposed expert testimony. In conjunction with the Fede...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gastwirth, Joseph L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2000]
Series:Statistics for social science and public policy.
Subjects:
Evidence, Expert.
Forensic statistics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Evidence Interpretation and Sample Size Determination, C.G.G. Aitken
  • Statistical Issues in the Application of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in Drug, Pornography, and Fraud Cases, Alan J. Izenman
  • Interpreting DNA Evidence: Can Probability Theory Help? David J. Balding
  • Statistics, Litigation, and Conduct Unbecoming, Seymour Geisser
  • The Consequences of Defending DNA Statistics, Bruce S. Weir
  • DNA Statistics Under Trial in the Australia Adversarial System, Janet Chaseling
  • A Likelihood Approach to DNA Evidence, Beverly Mellen
  • The Choice of Hypotheses When Evaluating DNA Profile Evidence, Anders Stockmarr
  • On the Evolution of Analytical Proof, Statistics and the Use of Experts in EEO Litigation, Marc Rosenblum
  • A Connecticut Jury Array Challenge, David Pollard
  • Issues Arising in the Use of Statistical Evidence in Discrimination Cases, Joseph L. Gastwirth
  • Statistical Consulting in the Legal Environment, Charles R. Mann
  • Epidemiological Causation in the Legal Context: Substance and Procedures, Sana Loue
  • Judicial Review of Statistical Analyses in Environmental Rulemakings, Wendy E. Wagner
  • Assessing Costs of Smoking for Minnesota
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  • Tobacco; The Perspective of Statistical Experts in a Landmark Civil Case, Scott L. Zeger, Timothy Wyant, Leonard Miller, and Jonathan Samet
  • Statistical Issues in the Estimation of the Causal Effects of Smoking Due to the Conduct of the Tobacco Industry, Donald B. Rubin
  • Forensic Statistics and Multiparty Bayesianism, Joseph B. Kadane
  • Warranty Contracts and Equilibrium Probabilities, Nozer D. Singpurwalla
  • Death and Deterrence: Notes on a Still Inchoate Judicial Inquiry, Robert J. Cottrol
  • Introduction to Two Views on the Shonubi Case, Alan J. Izenman
  • Assessing the Statistical Evidence in the Shonubi Case, Alan Izenman
  • The Shonubi Case as Example of the Legal System's Failure to Appreciate Statistical Evidence, Joseph L. Gastwirth, Boris Freidlin, and Weiwen
  • Assessing the Statistical Evidence in the Shonubi Case, Alan J. Izenman.