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Quantitative EEG and the Frye and Daubert Standards of Admissibility
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Study at a glance
- Area
- QEEG, Methods & Mechanisms
- Study type
- Review & meta-analysis
- Authors
- Thatcher RW, Biver CJ, North DM
- Journal
- Clinical Electroencephalography
- Year
- 2003
Key findings
- Maps each Daubert criterion to the peer-reviewed QEEG literature
- Argues QEEG meets the standards for scientific, technical and specialized knowledge
- Relevant to QEEG evidence in legal and forensic settings
A paper setting out how quantitative EEG measures up against the legal standards for admitting scientific evidence in US courts. It walks through the four Daubert criteria (testable hypotheses, known error rates, peer-reviewed publication and general acceptance) and matches each to the published QEEG literature. The authors conclude that digital EEG and QEEG meet these standards, which matters for practitioners whose assessments are used in forensic or injury cases.