Dr. Alan J Salzberg
Alan Salzberg is Senior Statistician and Principal of Salt Hill. Dr. Salzberg's focus is statistical analysis, sampling, estimation, and modeling, especially using large or complex datasets. Many of Dr. Salzberg's consulting projects and research papers have related to the detection and measurement of bias. Dr. Salzberg has testified as an expert witness in statistics in multiple venues. Prior to joining Salt Hill, Alan was CEO at Analysis & Inference. He has also held positions at KPMG (in its Economic Consulting group) and at Morgan Stanley. Dr. Salzberg holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also teaches honors courses in Statistics. For musings on everyday probability, see Dr. Salzberg's blog: "What are the chances?" (https://salthillstatistics.com/blog)
- Economics
- Mathematical Sciences
- Real Estate Finance
- Statistics
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Ph.D., Statistics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Economics, Wharton School, Univerrsity of Pennsylvania - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Statistical Association
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Since 2021, teaching introductory honors courses in Statistics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: no.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: More than 30.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Statistics and data analysis.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Retained by plaintiffs and defendants, without a large majority in either direction.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Retained by plaintiffs and defendants, without a large majority in either direction.
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: More than two dozen.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2023.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: More than a dozen times.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: More than a dozen times.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: About 20.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, incuding sampling, data analysis, modeling, and general statistical examination; preparing reports (affirmative and rebuttal); and testimony.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $800/hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $800/hour. Staff can be engaged at lower rates, depending on the required skills.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $800/hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $800/hour.
References upon request.