Missing data and imputation in the uniform crime reports and the effects on national estimates

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-85

  Lynch, James P ^a   Jarvis, John P ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual crime rates; Imputation; Missing data; UCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749101609     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986207313028     Document Type: Article

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