The effects of base rate and cutoff point choice on commonly used measures of association and accuracy in recidivism research

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-111

  Smith, William R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2x2 table; Accuracy measures; Association; Mean cost rating; Recidivism; Relative improvement over chance (RIOC); Selection decisions; ;

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344432447     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02354472     Document Type: Article

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