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Abstract: Much recent interest in applying probability and statistics to legal matters has come out of the trenches, from developments in legal practice. Increasingly, in certain fields of practice, statistical argument has become part of the armamentarium of the attorney. Some courts have chastised the parties for using inferior statistical methods, and some members of the bar, in turn, have criticized the law schools as well.
In 1983, a subcommittee of the American Statistical Association composed of legal educators and one judge issued a report describing existing programs for educating law students in statistics and offering recommendations for improving these programs. This article summarizes that report.
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