verybody has a favorite color and season—preferences that seem innate, always defying reason. Auditors are no different when it comes to haphazard sampling, a process in which—ideally—they choose ...

When estimating a treatment effect from observational data, researchers encounter bias regardless of estimation methods. In this paper, we focus on a particular method of estimation called Balance ...

Participant selection bias in women's health studies may mask earlier onset menopause for Black and Hispanic women, according to new research led by the University of Michigan. Researchers say that ...

Jury selection can be one of the most important parts of a trial. Selecting—or striking—the right jurors can make or break your case. Accordingly, it is imperative to understand the rules about ...

Lawyers for a Black defendant challenging his 2009 death sentence argued Wednesday that North Carolina's documented history of racial discrimination and perceived implicit bias in jury selection ...

Racial bias tainted the decision to strike Black people from the jury pool and to impose the death penalty in the 2009 trial of a Black man in North Carolina, a judge ruled on Friday, part of what he ...