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Tag Archives: statistical
Has the American Statistical Association Gone Post-Modern?
Last week, the American Statistical Association (ASA) released a special issue of its journal, The American Statistician, with 43 articles addressing the issue of “statistical significance.” If you are on the ASA’s mailing list, you received an email announcing that … Continue reading
Posted in Injury & Accident Law
Tagged American, Association, gone, Postmodern, statistical
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Second Circuit summarily reverses bad Prevagen decision on statistical proof
FTC v. Quincy Bioscience Holding Co., 17-3745-cv(L) (2d. Cir. Feb. 21, 2019) Quincy sold Prevagen dietary supplements, claiming (1) that the supplements improve memory and provide other cognitive benefits, (2) that these effects are clinically proven, and (3) that the … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising Law
Tagged Circuit, Decision, Prevagen, Proof, reverses, Second, statistical, summarily
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ESMA Publishes First Annual Statistical Report on Retail Investment Products
On January 10, ESMA published its first annual statistical report on the performance and costs of retail investment products in the EU (ESMA 50-165-731). The report highlights, in particular, the significant impact of costs on the final returns that … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and Finance law
Tagged Annual, ESMA, First, Investment, Products, publishes, Report, Retail, statistical
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Daubert Retrospective – Statistical Significance
The holiday break was an opportunity and an excuse to revisit the briefs filed in the Supreme Court by parties and amici, in the Daubert case. The 22 amicus briefs in particular provided a wonderful basis upon which to reflect … Continue reading
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Tagged Daubert, Retrospective, Significance, statistical
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Agency Calculations of the Value of Statistical Lives Saved
As the Obama Administration seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses (see related RegBlog post), the dollar value its regulatory agencies place on human life has garnered considerable attention. A recent report in the New York Times suggests that … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative law
Tagged agency, Calculations, Lives, saved, statistical, Value
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