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UNSPECIFIED (1999) What works?: selectivity models and meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES A-STATISTICS IN SOCIETY, 162 (Part 1). pp. 95-109. ISSN 0964-1998.
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Abstract
What works seeks to identify rehabilitative treatments which are successful in reducing the likelihood that offenders will reoffend. A large number of small case-control studies have been reported in the literature, but with conflicting results. Meta-analysis has been used to reconcile these findings, but again with conflicting results. We reanalyse one of the published meta-analyses in the corrections literature and argue the importance of specifically modelling heterogeneity and selection bias. A sensitivity approach is advocated, suggesting lower average effects and substantially increased measures of uncertainty. The method is tested on a medical example where independent confirmation from a large controlled trial is also available.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences Q Science > QA Mathematics |
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Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES A-STATISTICS IN SOCIETY | ||||
Publisher: | BLACKWELL PUBL LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0964-1998 | ||||
Official Date: | 1999 | ||||
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Volume: | 162 | ||||
Number: | Part 1 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 15 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 95-109 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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