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Sep 25, 2013
Predictive policing is the use of analytical techniques to help prevent crime, solve past crimes, or identify potential offenders and victims. This guide provides assessments of some of the most promising technical tools and tactical approaches.
Jan 1, 2013
This article describes the computations needed to obtain logistic approximations of marginal trace lines for graded response items derived from multidimensional bifactor item response theory (IRT) models.
This paper provides a bibliometric assessment of mental health research (MHR) outputs from 1980 to 2011.
Sep 1, 2012
Electronic searches typically yield far more citations than are relevant, and reviewers spend a substantial amount of time screening titles and abstracts to identify potential studies eligible for inclusion in a review.
Jan 1, 2010
This paper systematically describes the scenario discovery concept and its implementation, presents statistical tests to evaluate the resulting scenarios, and demonstrates the approach on an example policy problem involving the efficacy of a proposed U.S. renewable energy standard.
Mar 31, 2009
Many scientists have called for a substantial new investment in climate modeling to increase the accuracy, precision, and reliability of climate predictions.
Expert Insights
Nov 7, 2006
Using RAND research this paper examines how schools are utilizing test results and other data to make decisions for improving student success, describes the conditions and policies that support or hinder these efforts, and suggests future research.
Dec 20, 2004
Investigates barriers to circulating information important for anticipating disasters and describes approaches for bringing information together in a meaningful way.
Aug 1, 1978
In this paper a brief overview of pattern-directed inference systems is presented, including an historical perspective, a review of basic concepts, and a survey of current work in this area.
