STATISTICAL METHODS OF MAKING PREDICTION INSTRUMENTS

• NCJ Number: 7698
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1972) Pages: 46-53
• Author(s): F H Simon
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR COMBINING DATA VARIABLES INTO A CRIMINOLOGICAL PREDICTION INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING THE POINT SCORE, LINEAR REGESSION, AND HIERARCHICAL CONFIGURATION.

Abstract

CONCLUSION IS THAT FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES ALL METHODS WORK WELL.