Criminal justice statistics : a practical approach

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    • Lurigio, Arthur J.

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Criminal justice statistics : a practical approach

Arthur J. Lurigio ... [et al.]

Butterworth-Heinemann, c1997

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Focuses upon the basic statistical problems criminal justice practitioners are likely to encounter. The book presents statistics as a set of tools or procedures for addressing specific data analysis problems rather than formal, somewhat abstract subject. This text is designed for criminal justice students, many of whom will be required to produce statistical reports at the administrative or supervisory level. Criminal Justice Statistics: A Practical Approach provides a clear and simple understanding of what is often perceived as a very difficult topic.

Table of Contents

  • Description and comparison: The Language of Statistics
  • Organizing and Describing Data
  • Measures of Central tendency
  • Measures of Variability
  • Comparative Statistics
  • Explanation: Relationships Between Normal Variables
  • Relationships Between Interval Variables
  • Bivariate Regression
  • Prediction
  • Multiple Correlation and Regression
  • Analysis of Variance.

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