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Statistical Reasoning in Law and Public Policy: Statistical concepts and issues of fairness

Joseph L. Gastwirth

出版	Academic Press, 1988
主題	Business & Economics / StatisticsLaw / ReferenceMathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
ISBN	01227716059780122771606
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rJJFAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

To reach reasoned decisions involving issues of public policy and law, statistical data and studies often need to be assessed for their accuracy and relevance. This two-volume set presents a unique and comprehensive treatment of statistical methods in legal practice. Designed to serve as a text or reference, the book presents basic concepts of probability and statistical inference applied to actual data arising from court cases concerning discrimination, trademark evidence, environmental and occupational exposure to toxic chemicals, and related health and safety topics. Substantial attention is devoted to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of statistical studies, with examples illustrating why some health studies may not have been properly designed at the outset and how actual decisions might have been reversed had more appropriate analysis of data been available to the court. This book will be of interest to lawyers and other practitioners of the law, as well as to students and researchers in the areas of statistics, statistical economics, political science, and law.