How the Legal System’s Failure to Appreciate Statistical Evidence Disadvantages Plaintiffs in Discrimination Cases

Joseph L. Gastwirth ()
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Joseph L. Gastwirth: George Washington University, Department of Statistics

A chapter in Leadership in Statistics and Data Science, 2021, pp 255-272 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The win rate of plaintiffs in EEO cases is much lower than in other civil cases. This chapter argues that the undervaluing of statistical evidence by courts is a contributing factor. Even when plaintiffs win, the current method of estimating the shortfall in positions they deserve leads to an underestimate of monetary damages and an alternative is proposed.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60060-0_18

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