The meaning of a not guilty verdict. As applicable ti Casey Anthony as to the accused of the Duke Lacrosse men

FascistOrigami · 2011-07-06T23:28:21+00:00

I found this article really helpful, being a scientist and not a lawyer. Interestingly, the same principles apply. We reject the null hypothesis (H0: "innocence", rejection of which implies H1 = "guilty") only when the evidence is beyond a reasonable doubt (P<0.05), but otherwise "fail to reject H0" ("not guilty") rather than "accept H0" when the evidence is weaker (P>0.05). Failing to reject does not imply that H0 is true, only that there is insufficient evidence to assert H1.

AnnArchist · 2011-07-06T21:01:19+00:00

Better to let the guilty walk than to execute an innocent.

Title	The meaning of a not guilty verdict. As applicable ti Casey Anthony as to the accused of the Duke Lacrosse men
Author	kloo2yoo
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Date	July 6, 2011 8:54 PM UTC (15 years ago)
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