NCJ Number
121369
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 17 Issue: 6 Dated: (1989) Pages: 487-499
Date Published
1989
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This prediction study compared three statistical procedures for predictive accuracy using a criterion of return to Wisconsin training schools among first-admissions to these prisons for youthful offenders.
Abstract
Comparing logit analysis, predictive attribute analysis, and a Burgess method, this study found no clear superiority in prediction among these statistics; however, there were dimensions of these classifications in which one statistical procedure was more predictive than another. Some implications of prediction are discussed. (Author abstract)