Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics

by Sharon L Lohr

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138489077
• ISBN13: 9781138489073
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"