The Statistician as Expert Witness
- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Statistician
- Vol. 30 (1) , 2-5
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.1976.10479124
Abstract
The statistician is playing an increasingly important role as consultant to the legal system, and such service will frequently involve expert testimony. This paper reviews the function and responsibilities of the expert witness, methods of providing testimony, and selected criminal and civil cases which utilized statistical techniques. The concluding section is devoted to ethical considerations.Keywords
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