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Instructional Module on Statistics

by Theodore Eisenberg & Kevin M. Clermont

• 1) Comparison in Simple 2 x 2 Tables
  • Coin Example
  • Breast Cancer Example
• 2) Applying Knowledge of 2 x 2 Tables to Legal Contexts
  • Differences in Plaintiff Win Rates in Judge and Jury Trials
  • Racial Effects in Death Penalty Cases
• 3) Means and Medians
  • Jury and Judge Trial Award Patterns
  • Testing Whether Jury and Judge Mean Punitive Awards Differ
• 4) Correlation and Regression
  • Correlation of Punitive Damages and Compensatory Damages
  • Relationship Between Jury and Judge Awards

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