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Table 1 Comparison of treatment and control allocations

From: A field-experiment testing the impact of a warrant service prioritization strategy for police patrol officers

Variable

Assignment

N

Mean

(SD)

t (p)

Number of processes per person

Control

641

1.43

1.09

0.34 (0.73)

Treatment

620

1.41

1.09

Average risk score

Control

641

39.01

28.02

− 0.49 (0.62)

Treatment

620

39.77

27.09

Age

Control

637a

33.26

11.96

− 1.98 (0.05)

Treatment

619

34.64

12.83

Variable

Assignment

Group

N

% (Total)

Chi-square (p)

Raceb

Control

Black

464

37

0.79 (0.67)

White

139

11

Other

38

3

Treatment

Black

439

35

White

147

3

Other

34

12

Sexb

Control

Female

197

16

0.44 (0.51)

Male

444

35

Treatment

Female

179

14

Male

441

35

  1. aN for age does not match N for other characteristics due to missing data
  2. bDifference assessed using Pearson Chi-Square