Spring 2005 issue of the Expert Witness newsletter (volume 10, issue 1)
Contents:
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The Impact of Disability on
Earnings: Reliable Data
- From his
analysis in his previous
article, Dr. Bruce concluded that, to be reliable,
evidence must be based on data sets that meet two
criteria: First, the number of observations must be large
enough that one can be certain that a representative
sample has been drawn. And, second, the data set must
include individuals drawn from all of the comparison
groups that are of interest.
In this article Dr. Bruce uses these two criteria to identify a set of research reports that he considers to be reliable; and he summarises the findings of these reports with respect to the impact that each of spinal cord injuries, chronic pain, visual and hearing disabilities, and brain damage have on both education and earnings.
- From his
analysis in his previous
article, Dr. Bruce concluded that, to be reliable,
evidence must be based on data sets that meet two
criteria: First, the number of observations must be large
enough that one can be certain that a representative
sample has been drawn. And, second, the data set must
include individuals drawn from all of the comparison
groups that are of interest.