Machine Learning and Risk Assessment: Random Forest Does Not Outperform Logistic Regression in the Prediction of Sexual Recidivism.

Although many studies supported the use of actuarial risk assessment instruments (ARAIs) because they outperformed unstructured judgments, it remains an ongoing challenge to seek potentials for improvement of their predictive performance. Machine learning (ML) algorithms, like random forests, are ab...

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Publicado en:Assessment Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 460 - 482
Autores principales: Etzler, Sonja, Schönbrodt, Felix D., Pargent, Florian, Eher, Reinhard, Rettenberger, Martin
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Mar2024
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