Statistics in the Law

By Joseph B. Kadane

Book Overview

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:

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195309235
• ISBN13: 9780195309232
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"