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Statistics Colloquium
November 8, 11 a.m.
Alavi Commons Room, 6625 Everett Tower
Duy Ngo
Department of Statistics
Western Michigan University
Abstract:
Statistical expert witnesses are crucial and necessary to the legal system.
Understanding the process an expert witness must follow is key to success.
In this talk, I will review the basics of the U.S. legal system and concepts
applicable to the statistical expert witness. Then I discuss the statistical
expert witness framework which will start you on the best path to success in your efforts.
Bio:
Duy Ngo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at Western Michigan University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include Bayesian analysis, clustering, time series, spectral analysis, and functional data analysis. He is also working on statistical modeling and machine learning for subgroup identification and benefit–risk assessment.
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All statistics graduate students are expected to attend.