NCJ Number
7851
Date Published
1972
Length
248 pages
Annotation
INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOK FOR USE IN POLICE SCIENCE CURRICULA, EMPHASIZING PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN POLICE WORK.
Abstract
METHODS OF DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE ARE DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM POLICE DATA. ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTIONS, SAMPLING, REGRESSION AND CORRELATION, TIME SERIES AND FORECASTING ARE AMONG THE SUBJECTS COVERED WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SOLVING OF PROBLEMS. POLICE RECORDS ARE CONSIDERED FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF STATISTICS. FORMS AND QUESTIONNAIRES, EDITING AND CODING PROCEDURES ARE DISCUSSED, AND METHODS OF TABULATION AND THE MAJOR MACHINES ARE ILLUSTRATED. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE ON THE PREPARATION OF POLICE REPORTS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL REPORT. AUTHOR ABSTRACT