Numbers behind NUMB3RS : solving crime with mathematics / by Keith, Devlin and Gary, Lorden.
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TextPublication details: New York : A Plume Book, 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 243 p. ; ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780452288577 (pbk.)Other title: Numbers behind numbersSubject(s): Criminal investigation | Mathematical statistics | Criminal investigation -- Data processingDDC classification: 363.25015195 Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 363.25015195 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | PN093916 | BCL3146 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Finding the hot zone : criminal geographic profiling -- Fighting crime with statistics 101 -- Data mining : finding meaningful patterns in masses of information -- When does the writing first appear on the wall? changepoint detection -- Image enhancement and reconstruction -- Predicting the future : Bayesian inference -- DNA profiling -- Secrets-- making and breaking codes -- How reliable is the evidence? doubts about fingerprints -- Connecting the dots : the math of networks -- The prisoner's dilemma, risk analysis, and counterterrorism -- Mathematics in the courtroom -- Crime in the casino : using math to beat the system.
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