Modeling the Deviant Y in Criminology: An Examination of the Assumptions of Censored Normal Regression and Potential Alternatives

Many dependent variables of criminological interest have censored distributions. Investigations that use such variables increasingly have turned to the Tobit model, a censored regression technique that is specified based on a latent dependent variable. When used under suitable circumstances, this mo...

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Main Author: Sullivan, Christopher J. (Author)
Contributors: McGloin, Jean Marie ; Piquero, Alex R.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2008, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 399-421
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Keywords:
Sentencing
Semiparametric estimators
Model assumptions
tobit regression
Censored dependent variables