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Legal Probability and Statistics |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 395-402
F. Downton,
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SummaryA classification of legal cases, in which the statistician may be involved as an expert witness, is proposed. Examples of each type of case are given. In most cases, probability theory and statistical methodology seem to meet the needs of lawyers, although there may be communication problems similar to those met in other consulting work. In one exceptional type of case, however, which includes the notorious case of the PeoplevCollins, it is suggested that statisticians may not be in a position to provide sensible answers to the questions posed by the police and lawyers, and should be cautious about attempting to do so.
ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982091
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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The Role of the Statistician as an Expert Witness |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 403-409
David Newell,
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SummaryThe author spent twelve days in the witness box in a long and atypical civil action. Although the statistician's aim is to clarify methodological and numerical issues, he can find considerable difficulties in communication with the lawyers in court. Communication could be improved if expert statistical witnesses for both plaintiff and defendant had some basic statistical background in common (c.f. medical witnesses). Likewise, if counsel's statistical advisers were agreed on the most commonly used statistical methods, communication would improve, time and public money would be saved.
ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982092
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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Addendum |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 409-409
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ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982093
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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Statistical Assessments as Evidence |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 410-421
Stephen E. Fienberg,
Miron L. Straf,
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SummaryBy a statistical assessment we mean an interpretation of statistics or other information that is a reasoned judgement informed by knowledge of and experience in statistics, as similarly a legal opinion is a reasoned judgement informed by knowledge of and experience in law. In this paper, we examine the varied and changing roles of the statistician as expert legal witness and the use of this expert testimony as evidence in United States courts. We begin with a brief comparison of English and American common law and procedures for civil justice. Then we describe the distinctive trend of increasing involvement of statisticians and other scientists as presentors of statistical assessments as evidence. After attempting to place the statistician in an appropriate legal context, we illustrate the challenge that statistical evidence presents to the legal system in the context of two recent legal cases. The first of these, argued in a Federal District Court, involved alleged illegal employment discrimination. The second, argued before the Federal Trade Commission, involved a charge of “unfair and deceptive” statements in advertisements for the sale of microwave ovens.
ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982094
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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Lawyers and Statisticians |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 422-438
David Napley,
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ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982095
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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The Analysis of Library Data |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 439-463
Quentin L. Burrell,
Violet R. Cane,
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SummaryA stochastic model based on a mixture of Poisson processes is proposed for the borrowing of books from a library collection. In its simplest form the model requires the specification of just two parameters which are easily estimated from circulation statistics which are normally recorded by libraries. Using these estimates, the model is shown to give reasonable agreement with data collected from a variety of University libraries. In view of the recommendations of the Atkinson Report, perhaps the main value of the model lies in the ease with which it can be used to investigate possible consequences of various types of changes in library management policy, including purchase of multiple copies and relegation of stock.
ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982096
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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Discussion of the Paper by Mr Burrell and Professor Cane |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 463-471
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ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.1111/j.2397-2327.1982.tb00043.x
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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An Empirical Examination of Box–Jenkins Forecasting |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 472-478
Allan Andersen,
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SummaryThe Box–Jenkins procedure consists of a cycle of four parts; data transformation, model identification, parameter estimation and diagnostic checking. The individual practitioner has a great deal of choice in his transformation or model form. In this paper, we compare the forecasting performances of variations of the basic technique estimated over subsets of the 111 series used for a major comparative study. Finally, we look at a very simple automatic technique.
ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982097
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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In Discussion of “Analysing Geographic Variations in Cardiovascular Mortality: Methods and Results” |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 479-480
S. J. Pocock,
D. G. Cook,
A. G. Shaper,
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ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.2307/2982098
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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Proceedings of the One Hundred and Forty‐Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Royal Statistical Society |
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London,
Volume 145,
Issue 4,
2018,
Page 481-481
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ISSN:0959-5341
DOI:10.1111/j.2397-2327.1982.tb00046.x
出版商:Wiley
年代:2018
数据来源: WILEY
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