The Purpose of the Discovery Stage Before Trial Is To

question 401

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the discovery stage before trial is to:

• A) prevent surprises at trial
• B) preserve evidence of witnesses who might not be available for trial
• C) encourage pretrial settlements
• D) narrow the range of claims being made
• E) all of the other choices may be correct

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Definitions:

Sample Means

The arithmetic average of a set of values chosen from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Process Control

Techniques and methods used to monitor, manage, and adjust processes to ensure they operate within desired parameters and produce outputs of consistent quality.

Assignable Variation

Fluctuations in a process resulting from concrete causes, as opposed to unpredictable variation.

Pooled Standard Deviation

A method to estimate the standard deviation from several different samples taken from similar populations.