Statistical Reasoning in Law and Public Policy
Tort Law, Evidence and Health
- 925 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Statistical Reasoning in Law and Public Policy: Tort Law, Evidence, and Health, Volume 2
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 9. Principles and Application of Scientific Sampling
- Chapter 10. Small Probabilities: Calculation and Interpretation of Accident and Disease Rates
- Chapter 11. Comparison of the Characteristics of Two Populations using Matched or Paired Data
- Chapter 12. Further Concepts of Statistical Inference: Bayesian Methods and the Likelihood Function
- Chapter 13. The Main Types of Medical Studies and Their Application in Law and Public Policy
- Chapter 14. The Use of Statistical and Epidemiologie Evidence in Tort Cases and Public Policy
- Case Index
- Name Index
- Subject Index