The application of Missing Data Estimation Models to the Problem of Unknown Victim/Offender Relationships in Homicide Cases

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-183

  Regoeczi, Wendy C ^a   Riedel, Marc ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Imputation; Missing data; Victim offender relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037260294     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023002220545     Document Type: Article

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