The lack of cross-validation can lead to inflated results and spurious conclusions: a re-analysis of the MacArthur violence risk assessment study

DOI10.1007/s00357-018-9252-3zbMath1391.62112MaRDI QIDQ724609

Lawrence J. Hubert, Ehsan Bokhari

Publication date: 26 July 2018

Published in: Journal of Classification (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00357-018-9252-3

zbMATH Keywords

cross-validation; random forests; classification trees; misclassification costs; replicability; violence prediction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62H30: Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects)

68T05: Learning and adaptive systems in artificial intelligence

Uses Software

• R
• SPSS
• AppliedPredictiveModeling
• ElemStatLearn