Empirical methods and the law

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 450, 2000, Pages 665-669

  Eisenberg, Theodore ^a  

^a Cornell Law School ^*  (United States)

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EID: 1542531642     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2000.10474247     Document Type: Article

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