Predicting Recidivism Using Survival Models

by Ann D. Witte, Peter Schmidt, Ann Dryden Witte

Book Overview

Our interest in the statistical modeling of data on the timing of recidivism began in the mid 1970s when we were both junior members of the eco- nomics department at the University of North Carolina. At that time, methods of analyzing qualitative and limited variables were being developed rapidly in the econometric literature, and we became interested in finding a suitable application for these new methods. Data on the timing of recidivism offered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461283434
• ISBN13: 9781461283430
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"