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An '''expert''' is someone who is considered to possess [[knowledge]] and/or [[technique]] in a specialist field of study or activity above that of the average person. Those with great skills and knowledge may be called upon to give testimony in a [[court]] of [[law]] to enable a [[judge]] and/or [[jury]] to determine the veracity of items of evidence. | An '''expert''' is someone who is considered to possess [[knowledge]] and/or [[technique]] in a specialist field of study or activity above that of the average person. Those with great skills and knowledge may be called upon to give testimony in a [[court]] of [[law]] to enable a [[judge]] and/or [[jury]] to determine the veracity of items of evidence. | ||
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| + | The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] began to limit the use of expert testimony in [[trial]]s in ''[Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]]''. Subsequent decisions have placed additional limits on the use of experts in [[trial]]s, but they still exert enormous influence on juries. | ||
An '''expert system''' is a [[computer program]] that uses decision-trees evaluate responses from an individual and give [[diagnosis]] or propose a plan of action | An '''expert system''' is a [[computer program]] that uses decision-trees evaluate responses from an individual and give [[diagnosis]] or propose a plan of action | ||
Revision as of 00:04, November 14, 2007
An expert is someone who is considered to possess knowledge and/or technique in a specialist field of study or activity above that of the average person. Those with great skills and knowledge may be called upon to give testimony in a court of law to enable a judge and/or jury to determine the veracity of items of evidence.
The U.S. Supreme Court began to limit the use of expert testimony in trials in [Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]]. Subsequent decisions have placed additional limits on the use of experts in trials, but they still exert enormous influence on juries.
An expert system is a computer program that uses decision-trees evaluate responses from an individual and give diagnosis or propose a plan of action
