A 60 million dollar statistical issue arising in the interpretation and calculation of a measure of relative disparity: Zuni Public School District 89 v. U.S. Department of Education
in Law, Probability and Risk
March 2006; published online January 2007.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 16829 words.
In 1994, the U.S. Congress rewrote the statute providing educational funds to towns and cities of the nation where the federal government owns substantial amounts of land, which cannot be...
abstraction
Overview page. Subjects: environmental science — law.
The action of removing something, such as the abstraction of water from a river, lake or groundwater, for use in industry. Also known as extraction, particularly when applied to a rock or mineral.
Actuarial assessment of damages in personal injury litigation: how precise are we?
in Law, Probability and Risk
March 2012; published online November 2011.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
In personal injury litigation, claimants may seek their compensation for future losses or expenses as a lump sum that is determined by the product of a multiplicand and a multiplier. The multiplicand...
Actuarial risk assessment. The loss of recognition of the individual offender
in Law, Probability and Risk
September 2006; published online February 2007.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
The paper is about the design of sentencing decision-making. It contrasts the actuarial risk assessment instrument (ARAI) in the Commonwealth of Virginia to the statutory and judicial guidance in...
The admissibility of expert testimony about cognitive science research on eyewitness identification
in Law, Probability and Risk
December 2003; published online December 2003.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
Eyewitness identifications are important to jurors, especially in criminal trials. Psychological research has shown, however, that eyewitness testimony is systematically fallible in ways...
Against symbolization*
in Law, Probability and Risk
June 2012; published online June 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
Analysing reasoning about evidence with formal models of argumentation
in Law, Probability and Risk
March 2004; published online March 2004.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
This paper is on the formal modelling of reasoning about evidence. The main purpose is to advocate logical approaches as a worthwhile alternative to approaches rooted in probability theory....
Analysis of sampling issues using Bayesian networks
in Law, Probability and Risk
March 2008; published online December 2007.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
This paper addresses the implementation of Bayesian sampling methodology in a graphical probability environment, i.e. Bayesian networks (BNs). An architecture of BNs which is able to be used for...
Antarctic Treaty
Overview page. Subjects: law — environmental science.
An international treaty that is designed to preserve the unique environment of Antarctica by limiting development there. It was signed in 1959 by the seven countries (Norway, France, Australia, New...
Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits
in Law, Probability and Risk
June 2010; published online April 2010.
Journal Article. Subjects: probability and statistics; law. 0 words.
This article analyses the risks and rewards involved in the litigation process, and whether it is beneficial for a victim to file a lawsuit against the injurer given there are risks involved if...