Jurimetrics
Sign in to saveJurimetrics is the application of quantitative methods, especially probability and statistics, to law. In the United States, the journal Jurimetrics is published by the American Bar Association and Arizona State University. The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is another publication that emphasizes the statistical analysis of law.
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Relation to law and economics
- List of Applications
- Applications
- Gender quotas on corporate boards
- Screening of drug users, mass shooters, and terrorists
- Historical applications
- List of methods
- Bayesian analysis of evidence
- Emerging Trends in Jurimetrics
- History of Jurimetrics
- Ethics of Jurimetrics
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Jurimetrics is the application of quantitative methods, especially probability and statistics, to law. In the United States, the journal Jurimetrics is published by the American Bar Association and Arizona State University. The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is another publication that emphasizes the statistical analysis of law.
The term was coined in 1949 by Lee Loevinger in his article "Jurimetrics: The Next Step Forward". Showing the influence of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Loevinger quoted Holmes' celebrated phrase that:
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