I’ve done stastical projections professionally for 40 years, often for court appearance as a professional witness.
The key is to watch your assumptions and make them as real as possible. The second is to identify and define your population and your sampling procedures to assure a representative sample.
By manipulating those two items you can manipulate results. That’s why I would write the cross examination questions to shoot holes in opposing testimony.
Fast talkers get destroyed in the courtroom. Down to earth simple examples that the jury can understand or apply in their own life win the cases.
Common sense must prevail.
Problem is, it’s not so common anymore.
I agree...However I believe this also applies to Judges. I recently defended myself in a simple parking violation. Presented the facts clear and simple....even before I was finished the Judge saw this could not go forward. So did the officer.