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2008 Jul 14
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"Reasonable doubt" - was "Re: shapiro wilk normality test"
...;> Ted Harding <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk> 14/07/2008 00:16 >>>
>said:
>What constitutes "reasonable doubt" can become a very interesting
>question, but there are some crimes for which it has a definite
>statistical interpretation
Warning for potential courtgoers: "reasonable doubt" NEVER has a direct
statistical interpretation in a UK court. "Beyond reasonable doubt" is a
state of mind in the jury or the presiding magistrates. While a
statistical test may indicate the strength of some part of the relevant
evidence, and thereby reduce th...