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Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics

Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics - Paperback

by Sharon L. Lohr
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sharon L. LohrSeries:Asa-CRC Statistical Reasoning in Science and SocietyPublish date:2019-03-29Pages:166
Languages:EnglishPublisher:CRC PressISBN-13:9781138489073ISBN-10:1138489077UPC:9781138489073Book Category:Law, Mathematics, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Forensic Science, Probability & Statistics, CriminologySize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SC8HSN4SCK
Every day, newspapers, magazines, web sites, and social media feature articles about the prevalence of crime. Some of these contradict each other; others use inaccurate statistics. Many people who see wildly diverging statistics conclude that no statistics should be trusted. However, the essence of the statistical discipline is that all statistics should be accompanied by a measure of their accuracy. This book looks at crime statistics from a statistical point of view, and evaluates the different sources of crime statistics with respect to completeness (i.e. missing data), measurement error, and sampling variability. The goal of the book is to promote statistical reasoning about statistics.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:CRC PressISBN-13:9781138489073ISBN-10:1138489077UPC:9781138489073Book Category:Law, Mathematics, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Forensic Science, Probability & Statistics, CriminologySize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SC8HSN4SCK

Sharon Lohr, the author of Sampling: Design and Analysis, has published widely about statistical methods for education, public policy, law, and crime. She has been recognized as Fellow of the American Statistical Association, elected member of the International Statistical Institute, and recipient of the Gertrude M. Cox Statistics Award and the Deming Lecturer Award. Formerly Dean's Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Arizona State University and a Vice President at Westat, she is now a freelance statistical consultant and writer. Visit her website at www.sharonlohr.com.


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