DOING GOOD WELL: The Use of Quantitative Social Science Data in Advocacy Proceedings
Law & PolicyPublished 1 April 1979
Richard A. Berk, Jerrold Oppenheim
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When social scientists participate in advocacy proceedings as expert witnesses, they find themselves subjected to pressures beyond those of scientific quality. This paper considers a range of problems when the demands of scientific merit interact with the exigencies of vigorous advocacy and suggests some rough guidelines for expert testimony.
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Social SciencesDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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