Some cautionary notes on the use of the Sellin-Wolfgang index of crime seriousness |
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| Authors: | Mark F Collins |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Mathematics, University College, Australian Defence Force Academy, 2600 Campbell, ACT, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This article points out that the analysis of Sellin-Wolfgang crime seriousness scores requires some standardization with regard to coding limits and, especially, in the method of handling zero scores. Also, suitable confidence intervals are derived for the geometric mean of the Sellin-Wolfgang scores. |
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| Keywords: | Crime seriousness geometric mean confidence intervals |
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