Randomization and Fair Judgment in Law and Science

Abstract

Randomization procedures are used in legal and statistical applications, aiming to shield important decisions from spurious influences. This article gives an intuitive introduction to randomization and examines some intended consequences of its use related to truthful statistical inference and fair legal judgment. This article also presents an open-code Java implementation for a cryptographically secure, statistically reliable, transparent, traceable, and fully auditable randomization tool.

p.399-418 in Jose Acacio de Barros and Decio Krause, eds. (2020). A True Polymath: A Tribute to Francisco Antonio Doria. Rickmansworth, UK: College Publications. ISBN: 978-1-84890-351-7