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Trial by Numbers: A Lawyer's Guide to Statistical Evidence

by Adam Chilton

Understanding statistical evidence in legal practice

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Understanding statistical evidence in legal practice

Adam Chilton and Kyle Rozema introduce the reasoning behind common empirical methods used in academic articles, policy briefs, and expert witness reports. The book is designed as a practical primer for interpreting this evidence in legal settings, using examples drawn from law school and legal practice. Its approach emphasizes the intuition and logic behind the methods rather than formulas and equations, making the subject accessible as a foundation for engaging with empirical claims in legal work.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Lawyers and judges seeking an introduction to interpreting empirical evidence.
  • Law students studying how statistical methods appear in legal practice.
  • Readers seeking a nontechnical overview of methods used in policy briefs and expert reports.

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Statistical evidence in lawEmpirical methodsLegal reasoningEvidence interpretation

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Book overview

A significant problem within the legal profession is that many of the lawyers litigating cases and the judges deciding them have only a limited understanding of how to properly interpret empirical evidence.

Trial by Numbers provides an easy way for members of the legal profession to acquire a basic understanding of the most common methods that serve as the building blocks for empirical evidence in academic articles, policy briefs, and expert witness reports. Adam Chilton and Kyle Rozema take a different approach to other introductory books on empirical methods, omitting the formulas and equations found in other books, and instead focusing on explaining the intuition and logic of common empirical methods. The work also exclusively use examples that are relevant to law school and legal practice.
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