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Absolute disparity

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000276

A statistical measure used in jury selection to compare the percentage of a distinct group in the jury pool with its percentage in the general population. It quantifies the difference between these two percentages. A disparity of 10% or more often indicates a potential underrepresentation of a group.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000276
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000276",
  "term": "Absolute disparity",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A statistical measure used in jury selection to compare the percentage of a distinct group in the jury pool with its percentage in the general population. It quantifies the difference between these two percentages. A disparity of 10% or more often indicates a potential underrepresentation of a group.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/absolute-disparity/"
}

Record 36 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.