Measuring crime : behind the statistics
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Measuring crime : behind the statistics
（ASA-CRC series on statistical reasoning in science and society / series editors, Nicholas Fisher ... [et al.]）
CRC Press, c2019
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Thinking statistically about crime
- Homicide
- Police statistics
- National crime victimization survey
- Sampling principles and the NCVS
- NCVS measurement and missing data
- Judging the quality of a statistic
- Sexual assault
- Fraud and identity theft
- Big data and crime statistics
- Crime statistics, 1915 and beyond
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. Measuring Crime. 2. Homicide Statistics. 3. Crime Statistics from Law Enforcement Agencies. 4. The Dark Figure of Unreported Crime. 5. The National Crime Victimization Survey: Selecting the Sample. 6. The National Crime Victimization Survey: Estimating Victimization Rates. 7. The National Crime Victimization Survey: Measurement Error and Missing Data. 8. Sexual Assault. 9. Fraud and Identity Theft. 10. "Big Data" and Crime. 11. Going Forward: Improving Crime Statistics.
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