What Constructive Steps Can Be Taken to Increase the Accuracy

question 57

Essay

What constructive steps can be taken to increase the accuracy and objectivity of jury members?

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Definitions:

Demographic Characteristics

Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it, encompassing aspects such as age, race, gender, income, education, and employment.

Infant Mortality Rate

is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Age-Adjusted

A statistical process used to compare two or more populations at one point in time or one population over time after factoring out the influence of age.

Direct Adjustment

A statistical method used to eliminate the effects of confounding variables by standardizing to a common distribution.