Statistics in the Law

W. John Braun. University of Western Ontario, Law, Probability and Risk, vol 8 ...this book contains a varied collection of insightful articles which will be of interest to any statistician who might venture into the courtroom as an expert witness.

<br>Joseph B. Kadane is a Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics and Social Sciences, Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University<br>

Introduction: Deciding Whether to be an Expert Witness 6; Part 1 What's it like to be an Expert Witness? 9; Introduction; A: Pioneers; 1. Damned Liars and Expert Witnesses Paul Meier; 2. Statisticians, Econometricians, and Adversary Proceedings Franklin M. Fisher; B A Very Brief Introduction to U.S. Law, and to the Role of Expert Witnesses; C Qualifications and Responsibilities of the Expert Witness 33; 1. Epidemiologic Evidence in the Silicone Breast Implant Cases Michael O. Finkelstein and Bruce Levin; 2. Frye v. United States; 3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals; 4. Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael; D Ethical Issues in Being an Expert Witness Joseph B. Kadane; E Panitz v. Behrend; Part 2 Discrimination; A: Discrimination in Employment; 1. A Statistical Analysis of Adverse Impact of Employment Decisions Joseph B. Kadane; 2. Hierarchical Models for Employment Decisions Joseph B. Kadane and George G. Woodworth; B: Driving While Black; 1. State of New Jersey v. Soto; 2. Missing Data in the Forensic Context Joseph B. Kadane and Norma Terrin; 3. Counting Cars in a Legal Case Involving Differential Enforcement Norma Terrin and Joseph B. Kadane; 4. Selected Highlights of the Interim Report of the State Police Review Team Regarding Allegations of Racial Profiling; C: Racial Steering; 1. Alleged Racial Steering in an Apartment Complex Jason T. Connor and Joseph B. Kadane; Part 3: Jury Discrimination; Introduction; A: Jury Representativeness; 1. Jury Representativeness: A Mandate for Multiple Source Lists David Kairys, Joseph B. Kadane and John P. Lehoczky; B: Juries in Death Penalty Cases; 1. Juries Hearing Death Penalty Cases: Statistical Analysis of a Legal Procedure Joseph B. Kadane; 2. Lockhart v. McCree; 3. Anatomy of a Jury Challenge Joseph B. Kadane; 4. Azania v. State of Indiana; Part 4: Other Adventures; Other Adventures as an Expert Witness; A: Electronic Draw Poker; 1. Does Electronic Draw Poker Require Skill to Play? Joseph B. Kadane; 2. Comment John Lehoczky; 3. Rejoinder Joseph B. Kadane; 4. Chance and Skill in Games: Electronic Draw Poker Marc J. Ware and Joseph B. Kadane; B: Cheating on Examinations; 1. An Allegation of Examination Copying Joseph B. Kadane; C: Tax Audits; 1. Statistical Sampling in Tax Audits Joseph C. Bright, Jr., Joseph B. Kadane and Daniel S. Nagin; D: Vote Tampering; 1. Vote Tampering in a District Justice Election in Beaver County, PA Ilaria DiMatteo and Joseph B. Kadane; E: Civil Incarceration of Violent Sexual Offenders; 1. Expert Testimony Supporting Post-Sentence Civil Incarceration of Violent Sexual Offenders George C. Woodworth and; JOSEPH B. KADANE 356; F: Patent Misconduct; 1. Crossing Lines in a Patent Case Joseph B. Kadane; Part 5: English Law; Introduction; A: A Very Brief Introduction to English Law; B: Criminal Convictions and Statistical Independence; 1. Reections on the Cot Death Cases Ray Hill; 2. R. v Sally Clark; 3. The People v. Collins; C: Presenting Bayesian Analysis to the Jury; 1. Appealing Statistics Peter Donnelly; 2. R. v Adams