Fraud classification using principal component analysis of RIDITs

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 341-371

  Brockett, Patrick L ^a   Derrig, Richard A ^b,c   Golden, Linda L ^d   Levine, Arnold ^e   Alpert, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e Tulane University   (United States)

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EID: 1842503447     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6975.00027     Document Type: Article

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