Devlin, Keith.

Numbers behind NUMB3RS : solving crime with mathematics / Numbers behind numbers by Keith, Devlin and Gary, Lorden. - 1st ed. - New York : A Plume Book, 2007. - x, 243 p. ; ill. ; 21 cm.

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.

9780452288577 (pbk.)

2007018115


Criminal investigation.
Mathematical statistics.
Criminal investigation--Data processing.

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