Problem<\/p>\n
ABC Textiles, Inc. has a textile production facility located in Palm City, FL. It lies along a river that is used for drinking water for the surrounding town and is therefore tested regularly for chemical contaminants according to EPA standards. There is also a recreational beachfront with swimming and boating located \u00bd mile downstream of the plant. Over the last ten years, the incidence of a skin reaction called allergic dermatitis has increased dramatically for swimmers at the recreational beachfront.<\/p>\n
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Due to public concern, the local water utility began checking for elevated levels of several pollutants that cause skin reactions. Over the course of a\u00a0year, they collected 45 water samples from a location adjacent to the output of the industrial plant. These samples were tested and elevated levels of chromium were identified. The EPA\u2019s Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for chromium is 0.1 mg\/L. With the knowledge that chromium pollution can\u00a0result from fabric dyeing within textile factories, a group of concerned citizens has brought a class-action lawsuit against ABC Textiles, Inc. The class\u00a0claims that the company\u2019s textile mill has contributed to elevated chromium levels in the river, causing skin reactions at the local beach.<\/p>\n
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Due to the significance of this litigation, the Judge involved with the case, The Honorable Orlana Leia, has brought you in as an expert witness, independent of either side of the litigation, to give your expert opinion on the chromium exceedance. At your request, she is providing you with data\u00a0from the 45 samples the water utility collected. She has requested that you analyze whether the chromium levels in the river exceed the EPA standard.\u00a0Because there are no other outputs to the river within 5 miles, it can be presumed that the textile plant is the most likely source of elevated chromium levels, if they are present in the river. The area between the output of the industrial plant and the beachfront is populated with residential housing, and\u00a0the prosecution and defense have agreed that illegal dumping or another source of contamination in this area is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n
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She is requiring that you complete your work with a high level of confidence, therefore you have suggested using a significance level of .01 (i.e., 99%\u00a0confidence). You are to provide the jury with which side of the litigation you would support and why in a written document that makes the\u00a0determination clear and believable to them.\u00a0 The document you are to provide is to follow the court’s template and their Legal memorandum guide.\u00a0You will also copy the document to John Coltrane, Clerk of the Courts, Mitchell Bilano, Plaintiffs\u2019 Counsel, and Jill Gailow, Defendant\u2019s Counsel.\u00a0Remember that you are only an expert on statistical analysis of the exceedance of chromium in the river, not on whether elevated chromium can cause allergic dermatitis.\u00a0Be careful not to overstate your findings \u2013 don\u2019t make any assumptions that aren\u2019t very clearly suggested by the data.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Guide<\/p>\n
Review and evaluate the problem presented \u2013\u00a0Evaluate the problem: what you know, the significance of what you know to the problem, and what information you have that can be used in a statistical problem.\u00a0 Determine the appropriate hypothesis test to use, given what input you have, the problem, and the statistical tools you have learned. Additionally, determine the appropriate use of the null and alternative hypotheses for the problem.\u00a0 If it helps you can sketch a diagram of the problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Complete the calculation\u00a0–\u00a0Complete the statistical analysis of the problem.\u00a0 Be clear that you understand all of the processes you have completed to get your answer, you will have to document it. You do not need to present this evaluation in the assignment; however, you will need to know what you figure out from the analysis to complete the work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Develop your document for the assigned audience and purpose –\u00a0As you will have templates to use with many professional documents you will create, this assignment has a format that you must follow –\u00a0the Legal Memorandum\u00a0Template format includes appearance and content. See the\u00a0Exemplar for\u00a0a visual guide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Memorandum Header\u00a0– This section of the document provides the information a reader needs to know to determine if they need to read the rest of the document.\u00a0 It must be consistent in layout and format so that it is easy to read. This section is graded on your ability to follow directions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
TO –\u00a0The person you have been asked to address the memorandum to. Follow the\u00a0exemplar,\u00a0on paper a judge’s title is ‘Honorable’.<\/p>\n
Why?\u00a0This section and the CC section may be addressed to one or more person(s). The amount of information included for each is\u00a0dependent on an organization\u2019s level of formality and the role of hierarchy in the organization.\u00a0National culture may also play a role in these decisions, as some may place greater importance\u00a0on titles (such as Mr., Dr., or General). The person\u2019s role title is often included, as it will dictate\u00a0what type of\u00a0information,\u00a0they need from you. Finally, the location of the addressee\u00a0can be\u00a0included, when it also suggests the type of information the document will include. When in\u00a0doubt, it is better to be more formal and include too much information than to find out it was\u00a0needed but not included.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CC –\u00a0Emulate the format of the Example The name of each person being addressed is on a new equally indented line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
FROM –\u00a0Emulate the format of the Example. Use your name, your title is Engineering Expert Witness<\/p>\n
DATE –\u00a0Use the due date of the assignment format as Month, day, year\u00a0<\/p>\n
RE –\u00a0For a lawsuit, this will have the suit name and then what it is about relative to the lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Question Presented –\u00a0Present specifically, and concisely the\u00a0question\u00a0you are being asked to address. This question must include a technical and legal component.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brief Answer\u00a0–\u00a0Present specifically, and concisely the answer you got from your analysis. This answer must include a technical and legal component. The answer will not have details on your analysis or numeric outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Facts –\u00a0This section will present the input you were given by presenting the context, the data and its meaning in the context, and how this input allows you to structure an analysis to determine an answer. It will not proceed into the analysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Discussion\u00a0– This section presents the logic on how you analyzed the problem in language a non-technical audience can understand, starting with the most basic reasoning for the use of this analysis for the problem. This section will end with what you found through your analysis and what it means for the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Conclusion\u00a0– This summarizes the entire document ending with the outcome of your analysis and its meaning to the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Appendix –\u00a0This section is on its own page (use ‘insert\/page break). For this section type out the mathematics, you used to calculate an answer in detail, ending with the outcome, what it means for the hypothesis test and the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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