LAW 672: Empirical Methods for Legal Analysis
This course provides students with an understanding of the quantitative tools commonly used in legal decisions, legal scholarship, and public policy. The course will focus on the use of statistics, epidemiological methods and multiple regression analysis in law. Legal topics will be varied and might include Supreme Court decision making, causality in toxic torts, employment and lending discrimination, and determinants of damages awards. Prior statistical knowledge is not necessary. [3]