Taking it to the Tweets—statistics proves Twitter a powerful tool in forecasting crime
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 09:32
in Mathematics & Economics
Although most people don't broadcast in advance their intention to engage in criminal activity, University of Virginia Assistant Professor of Systems and Engineering Information Matthew Gerber has discovered that the use of Twitter can help predict crime. Gerber's research and work developing statistical crime prediction methods will be presented on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Baltimore, Md.