Spectral analysis of reported crime data |
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Authors: | Lee R McPheters William B Stronge |
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Institution: | Department of Economics Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida 33432, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper applies spectral analysis to data on reported crimes for a medium-sized city. The objective is to examine certain aspects of the statistical properties of crime data, as well as to illustrate the utility of the spectral-analytic method for criminal justice research. A discussion of the theoretical underpinnings of the spectral analysis technique is provided through analogy with familiar least squares regression methods. Both spectral and cross-spectral analysis are then employed to test selected hypotheses concerning the data. |
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