Shortcomings & Limitations
| Timeframe: | the underlying data for this analysis encompasses the years 1979 through the present. Actual Cases, however, date back one more decade. |
| Manual Tabulation: | the underlying data for this analysis was manually tabulated. Therefore, there is risk that oversights & errors are present (eg., '50' was mistakenly entered instead of '20'). |
| Unequal Sums: | the total data points for each demographic characterisic will not be equal. Reason: cases rarely disclose each demographic trait (ie, race, sex, etc.). |
| Disability Grouping: | TBD grouped disabilities into three categories. The parameters for the categories do not come from scientific sources. Please see/download the underlying data for more. |
| National Origin Grouping: | TBD also grouped the national origins into continents. Many litigants listed 'Hispanic' for this characteristic. Hispanic, however, cannot be mapped to one continent (ie, 'Spain-Europe' vs 'Cuba-North America' vs 'Colombia-South America'). Please see/download the underlying data for more. |
| Skin Color Oversaturation: | The statistics for skin color are highly impacted by one litigant (who has filed many charges - indicating his complexion); thereby oversaturating the data. |
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