Browsing Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Works by Subject "Reference class problem"

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    • Law, Statistics, and the Reference Class Problem 
      Cheng, Edward K. (Columbia Law Review, 2009)
      Statistical data are powerful, if not crucial, pieces of evidence in the courtroom. Whether one is trying to demonstrate the rarity of a DNA profile, estimate the value of damaged property, or determine the likelihood that ...
    • A Practical Solution to the Reference Class Problem 
      Cheng, Edward K. (Columbia Law Review, 2009)
      The "reference class problem" is a serious challenge to the use of statistical evidence that arguably arises every day in wide variety of cases, including toxic torts, property valuation, and even drug smuggling. At its ...