TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Assessing the contagiousness of mass shootings with nonparametric Hawkes processes
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Boyd, Peter
A1  - Molyneux, James
SP  - e0248437
EP  - e0248437
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - Gun violence and mass shootings are high-profile epidemiological issues facing the United States with questions regarding their contagiousness gaining prevalence in news media. Through the use of nonparametric Hawkes processes, we examine the evidence for the existence of contagiousness within a catalog of mass shootings and highlight the broader benefits of using such nonparametric point process models in modeling the occurrence of such events.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248437
ID  - ref1
ER  -