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Measuring Crime - Behind the Statistics (Paperback)
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Measuring Crime - Behind the Statistics (Paperback)
Series: ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society
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Crime statistics are everywhere, but how do you know when they're
valid? If a newspaper report says "the rate of overall violent
crime decreased by 0.9 percent," how can you tell where that
statistic came from, what it measures, and how accurate it is? Is
it worth repeating or sharing? Measuring Crime: Behind the
Statistics gives you the tools to interpret and evaluate crime
statistics' quality and usefulness. The book focuses on ways of
thinking about crime statistics (no formulas!) and features Eight
questions you should ask before quoting a statistic The two sources
of information about homicide FBI statistics: what do they measure?
How victimization surveys can reflect your experiences even though
you were not asked to participate Special considerations when
interpreting statistics about sexual assault and fraud Examples of
experiments and studies on how to improve crime statistics Two
online supplements containing additional details and links to data
sources Whether you are a law enforcement professional, journalist,
student, or interested citizen, Measuring Crime: Behind the
Statistics will tell you how to read statistics as a statistician
would. Sharon Lohr, the author of Sampling: Design and Analysis,
has published widely about statistical methods for education,
public policy, law, and crime. She has been recognized as Fellow of
the American Statistical Association, elected member of the
International Statistical Institute, and recipient of the Gertrude
M. Cox Statistics Award and the Deming Lecturer Award. Formerly
Dean's Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Arizona State
University and a Vice President at Westat, she is now a freelance
statistical consultant and writer. Visit her website at
www.sharonlohr.com. "The book aims to achieve two goals: introduce
statistical ideas to a general audience and provide an overview of
US crime statistics. These are disparate topics, but in the way
they are approached here, there is a strong synergy that reinforces
both aspects. One the one hand, the reader's natural curiosity
about crime (what is it, how are crime events classified and
reported, how reliable are the numbers you see in the newspaper,
etc.) will help him/her become interested in the statistical issues
and learn these concepts in a practical and concrete setting. And
on the other hand, by reading about the statistical issues
surrounding crime data, he/she gains a better appreciation for the
complexities of crime statistics, eventually acquiring a deeper
understanding of them. As a statistician myself, I learned
interesting facts about the types of crime, their nomenclature and
the possible confusion surrounding them, and how the data are
collected and reported. Overall, I think the combination is
effective and very well developed in this book." (Jean Opsomer,
Westat) "This book is an excellent primer on handling the mass of
data and information researchers are faced with. While it is geared
toward followers of criminal justice information, much of the book
is a very good introduction to survey techniques discussing their
strong and weak points. Most importantly, there are very good
guidelines and questions that one should employ before citing any
data or using data for policy decisions or for reporting on data
such as journalists do. The book is written in a non-technical
manner and does a very good job of explaining the nuances in
reviewing data. Any researcher who utilizes data would find this
valuable. While it has specific examples in the criminal justice
field, it really is quite useful for any user of data." (Barry
Nussbaum, former President American Statistical Association)
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