Detecting fake websites: The contribution of statistical learning theory

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 34, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 3, 2010, Pages 435-461

  Abbasi, Ahmed ^a   Zhang, Zhu ^b   Zimbra, David ^b   Chen, Hsinchun ^b   Nunamaker Jr , Jay F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Design science; Fake website detection; Information systems development; Internet fraud; Statistical learning theory; Website classification

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CRIME; DESIGN; WEBSITES;

DESIGN SCIENCE; FAKE WEBSITES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; INTERNET FRAUD; STATISTICAL LEARNING THEORY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77957045434     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25750686     Document Type: Article

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