Asymmetric Loss Functions for Forecasting in Criminal Justice Settings

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-123

  Berk, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric loss; Forecasting; Loss functions; Predictive policing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951858012     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-010-9098-2     Document Type: Article

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