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PhilStat/Law: Nathan Schachtman: Acknowledging Multiple Comparisons in...
. The following is from Nathan Schachtman’s legal blog, with various comments and added emphases (by me, in this color). He will try to reply to comments/queries. “Courts Can and Must Acknowledge...
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Msc. Kvetch: What does it mean for a battle to be “lost by the media”?
1. What does it mean for a debate to be “media driven” or a battle to be “lost by the media”? In my last post, I noted that until a few weeks ago, I’d never heard of a “power morcellator.” Nor had I...
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96% Error in “Expert” Testimony Based on Probability of Hair Matches: It’s...
Imagine. The New York Times reported a few days ago that the FBI erroneously identified criminals 96% of the time based on probability assessments using forensic hair samples (up until 2000). Sometimes...
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Larry Laudan: “‘Not Guilty’: The Misleading Verdict” (Guest Post)
. Prof. Larry Laudan Lecturer in Law and Philosophy University of Texas at Austin “‘Not Guilty’: The Misleading Verdict and How It Fails to Serve either Society or the Innocent Defendant” Most legal...
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Nathan Schactman: Of Significance, Error, Confidence, and Confusion – In the...
. Nathan Schachtman, Esq., J.D. Legal Counsel for Scientific Challenges Of Significance, Error, Confidence, and Confusion – In the Law and In Statistical Practice The metaphor of law as an “empty...
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