An Agenda for Quantitative Research on Terrorism,

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to outline how data bases containing numeric data on terrorism might be analyzed. The first part is devoted to a definition of the research problem and a brief statement of the objectives and substance of the proposal. The second section discusses the design and content of numeric data bases on terrorism, and relates this to the appropriate use of quantitative methods. The next section discusses the levels of analysis of terrorist behavior, and their importance to the analysis terrorism. The next section presents a general strategy and specific proposals for the analysis of numeric terrorism data. The final section presents an agenda for research, where specific issues of interest are identified. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA136940

Entities

People

  • W. W. Fowler

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cycles
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Life Cycles
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Monitoring
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Public Opinion
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Violence

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.