Department of Mathematics

 

Should we trust the numbers?  A workshop on philosophy, mathematics and statistics in the Court of Law conference site

 

Presentations from workshop held on Friday, September 11, 2009 in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union:

 

Atomistic vs. Holistic Conceptions of Evidential Support - David Alexander

Some Perils and Pitfalls of Reasoning with Probabilities, Correlations and Causes - Kevin deLaplante

Bayesian Reasoning - Stephen Vardeman

Proving Causation: The Holism of Warrant and the Atomism of Daubert - Susan Haack

Defending Science - Within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism - Susan Haack

Evidence and Inquiry: A Pragmatist Reconstruction of Epistemology - Susan Haack

A Subjective Bayesian in Court - Joseph B. Kadane

Crossing Lines in a Patent Case - Jay Kadane