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In litigation, business negotiations, and valuations, clients are typically confronted with seemingly endless amounts of data. Statistical samples, if properly designed and gathered, can provide important and defensible information about large populations of people, products, buildings, or events. Statistical samples allow experts to make precise, accurate, and efficient statements about groups of things that cannot be evaluated in their entirety. Our sampling experts have helped clients extract meaningful information from large populations by selecting samples from thousands of insurance claims, millions of allegedly defective products, multiple buildings or locations, constantly varying websites, and potential class members.
Statistical sampling is a specialty within the field of statistics. Sampling expertise includes the ability to design a proper sampling procedure given the target population, the form of the data, and the precision needed, as well as knowledge of how to weight data, estimate variances, and calculate the appropriate margin of error. Lacking proper training, non-experts who select samples tend to select simple random samples when they should use more complex techniques, resulting in estimates that will be both unreliable and biased. NERA's extensive experience in sampling allows us to design and implement precise, efficient sampling plans, which in turn allow us to make precise and accurate statements about the larger population.
NERA's Statistical Sampling and Analysis group provides consulting and expert testimony on the design, implementation, and analysis of both simple and complex samples used to address issues in mass torts, product liability, insurance allocation, intellectual property, antitrust, and labor litigation. Our capabilities include:
Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
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Sarah Butler | Managing Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1022 | sarah.butler@nera.com |
Richard J. Eichmann | Managing Director |
San Francisco
Los Angeles |
+1 415 291 1033
+1 213 346 3009 |
richard.eichmann@nera.com |
Daniel Hanson | Director | London | +44 (0)207 659 8812 | daniel.hanson@nera.com |
Dr. Samantha Iyengar | Associate Director | New York City | (212) 345-3788 | samantha.iyengar@nera.com |
Dr. Naoya Kaneko | Associate Director | Tokyo | +81 3 3500 3294 | naoya.kaneko@nera.com |
Dr. Melissa Pittaoulis | Associate Director | Philadelphia | +1 215 864 3879 | melissa.pittaoulis@nera.com |
Healey Whitsett | Associate Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9202 | healey.whitsett@nera.com |
Dr. Eugene Ericksen | Affiliated Academic | Philadelphia | +1 215 864 3878 | eugene.ericksen.affiliate@nera.com |
Dr. Kent Van Liere | Affiliated Consultant | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1000 | kent.vanliere@vanliereconsulting.com |
Title | Date | Type | ||
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Trends in 2019 Securities Class Actions: Filings Remain High, Resolutions Have Slowed... | 21 January 2020 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Opens Office in Miami, Florida | 14 November 2017 | Press Release | ||
Census director resigns as ramp up for 2020 count begins | 10 May 2017 | Media Coverage | ||
NERA Authors Contribute to The Handbook of Mortgage-Backed Securities, 7th Edition | 18 October 2016 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions | 13 October 2016 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts Guide | 06 October 2016 | Press Release | ||
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