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Improving Fairness in Criminal Justice Algorithmic Risk Assessments Using Optimal Transport and Conformal Prediction Sets by Berk, Richard A., Kuchibhotla, Arun Kumar, Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric

“…In the United States and elsewhere, risk assessment algorithms are being used to help inform criminal justice decision-makers. A common intent is to forecast…”
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The Endemic Amid the Pandemic: Seeking Help for Violence Against Women in the Initial Phases of COVID-19 by Sorenson, Susan B., Sinko, Laura, Berk, Richard A.

“…During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments instituted a series of measures to control the spread of the virus. The measures were widely…”
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Discrimination of SARS-CoV-2 infected patient samples by detection dogs: A proof of concept study by Essler, Jennifer L, Kane, Sarah A, Nolan, Pat, Akaho, Elikplim H, Berna, Amalia Z, DeAngelo, Annemarie, Berk, Richard A, Kaynaroglu, Patricia, Plymouth, Victoria L, Frank, Ian D, Weiss, Susan R, Odom John, Audrey R, Otto, Cynthia M

“…While the world awaits a widely available COVID-19 vaccine, availability of testing is limited in many regions and can be further compounded by shortages of…”
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Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Policing, and Risk Assessment for Law Enforcement by Berk, Richard A

“…There are widespread concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement. Predictive policing and risk assessment are salient examples…”
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A Randomized Cross-Over Field Study of Pre-Hydration Strategies in Dogs Tracking in Hot Environments by Niedermeyer, Greta M., Hare, Elizabeth, Brunker, Leslie K., Berk, Richard A., Kelsey, Kathleen M., Darling, Tracy A., Nord, Jess L., Schmidt, Kasey K., Otto, Cynthia M.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate 4 pre-exercise hydration strategies (oral water, chicken-flavored water, chicken-flavored oral electrolyte…”
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Statistical Procedures for Forecasting Criminal Behavior: A Comparative Assessment by Berk, Richard A, Bleich, Justin

“…Forecasts of recidivism have been widely used in the United States to inform parole decisions since the 1920s (Borden, 1928; Burgess, 1928). Of late, such…”
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Forecasting Domestic Violence: A Machine Learning Approach to Help Inform Arraignment Decisions by Berk, Richard A., Sorenson, Susan B., Barnes, Geoffrey

“…Arguably the most important decision at an arraignment is whether to release an offender until the date of his or her next scheduled court appearance. Under…”
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Causal Inference Challenges with Interrupted Time Series Designs: An Evaluation of an Assault Weapons Ban in California by Berk, Richard A.

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Causal Inference Challenges with Interrupted Time Series Designs: An Evaluation of an Assault Weapons Ban in California by Berk, Richard A

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Andreas Buja, Richard A. Berk, Arun K. Kuchibhotla, Linda Zhao and Ed George’s contribution to the Discussion of ‘Assumption‐lean inference for generalised linear model parameters’ by Vansteelandt and Dukes by Buja, Andreas, Berk, Richard A., Kuchibhotla, Arun K., Zhao, Linda, George, Ed

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Fair Risk Algorithms by Berk, Richard A, Kuchibhotla, Arun Kumar, Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric

“…Machine learning algorithms are becoming ubiquitous in modern life. When used to help inform human decision making, they have been criticized by some for…”
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Elizabeth L Ogburn, Junhui Cai, Arun K Kuchibhotla, Richard A Berk and Andreas Buja’s contribution to the Discussion of ‘Assumption‐lean inference for generalised linear model parameters’ by Vansteelandt and Dukes by Ogburn, Elizabeth L., Cai, Junhui, Kuchibhotla, Arun K., Berk, Richard A., Buja, Andreas

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An Introduction to Ensemble Methods for Data Analysis by Berk, Richard A.

“…This article provides an introduction to ensemble statistical procedures as a special case of algorithmic methods. The discussion begins with classification…”
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After the gun: examining police visits and intimate partner violence following incidents involving a firearm by Small, Dylan S., Sorenson, Susan B., Berk, Richard A.

“…Laws have been enacted to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers. In this study, we examined one such effort—removal of a firearm at the scene of intimate…”
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Weighting Regressions by Propensity Scores by Freedman, David A., Berk, Richard A.

“…Regressions can be weighted by propensity scores in order to reduce bias. However, weighting is likely to increase random error in the estimates, and to bias…”
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Algorithmic approach to forecasting rare violent events: An illustration based in intimate partner violence perpetration by Berk, Richard A., Sorenson, Susan B.

“…Research Summary Mass violence, almost no matter how defined, is (thankfully) rare. Rare events are difficult to study in a systematic manner. Standard…”
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Randomized experiments as the bronze standard by Berk, Richard A.

“…In this paper, the strengths and weakneses of randomized field experiments are discussed. Although it seems to be common knowledge that random assignment…”
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Incarceration, education and transition from delinquency by Blomberg, Thomas G., Bales, William D., Mann, Karen, Piquero, Alex R., Berk, Richard A.

“…Much of what is known regarding the transition away from crime is limited to young adulthood and specific life events and samples of non-serious offenders…”
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Public perceptions of climate change: A 'willingness to pay' assessment by Berk, Richard A, Fovell, Robert G

“…In this paper, we examine for a sample of Los Angeles residents their willingness to pay to prevent significant climate change. We employ a fractional…”
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An Introduction to Sample Selection Bias in Sociological Data by Berk, Richard A.

“…Sampling has long been central in discussions of sociological research methods. Yet, with few exceptions, recent developments on the nature of sampling bias…”
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