Bayesian Detection of Bias in Peremptory Challenges Using Historical Strike Data.

United States law bars using peremptory strikes during jury selection because of prospective juror race, ethnicity, sex, or membership in certain other cognizable classes. Here, we extend a Bayesian approach for detecting such illegal strike bias by showing how to incorporate historical data on an a...

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Published in:	American Statistician Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 209 - 220
Main Authors:	Pandya, Sachin S., Li, Xiaomeng, Barón, Eric, Moore, Timothy E.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2024
Subjects:	United States Ethnicity Convenience sampling (Statistics) Race American law Jury selection Application software
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