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| Data Analysis | 1 |
| Estimation (Mathematics) | 1 |
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| Evaluation Review | 1 |
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| Ards, Sheila | 1 |
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Peer reviewedArds, Sheila – Evaluation Review, 1989
Three conceptual approaches to estimating local child abuse rates using the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect data set are evaluated. All three approaches yield estimates of actual abuse cases that exceed the number of reported cases. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Data Analysis, Estimation (Mathematics), Geographic Distribution
