Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare: Considerations in Contracting Vendors for Predictive Analytics
Abstract
Predictive analytics is a set of advanced analytical methods that may enable child welfare agencies to leverage a range of case-level data about families' situations, turning hindsight into insight and improving child welfare outcomes. Some child welfare agencies are currently implementing predictive analytics, though these efforts are in their infancy. In most existing cases, child welfare agencies decided to partner with an outside organization to run the technical analyses, as opposed to building in-house statistical or predictive modeling expertise.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1107973
Entities
People
- Christopher Teixeira
- Matthew Boyas
- Michelle M. Jacobs-smith
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation