Jaccard's heel: radex models of criminal behaviour are rarely falsifiable when derived using Jaccard coefficient

Purpose. This article considers whether the modular facet of popular ‘radex’ models of offender behaviour is falsifiable or a statistical inevitability when using Jaccard coefficient, as evidence from other domains suggests. Method. Data equivalent to that examined in previous papers, and artificial...

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Authors: Taylor, Paul J. (Author) ; Donald, Ian J. (Author) ; Jacques, Karen (Author) ; Conchie, Stacey M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2012, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-58
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