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Activity Number:
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585
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #304032 |
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Title:
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A Statistical Analysis of the Guatemalan National Police Archive: Searching for Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
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Author(s):
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Megan Price*+ and Daniel Guzman and Paul Zador and Gary M. Shapiro and Tamy Guberek
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Companies:
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Benetech and Benetech and Westat, Inc. and Westat, Inc. and Benetech
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Address:
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428 Page Ave NE #21, Atlanta, GA, 30307,
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Keywords:
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multi-stage sampling ; complex sample design ; human rights violations ; Guatemalan National Police Archive
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Abstract:
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This paper offers a first statistical look at the Guatemalan National Police Archive (GPNA). Preliminary estimates are provided of the degree to which specific groups within the National Police were aware of violent acts reported in the institution's documents. Weighted estimates were calculated based on a multi-stage sample of documents from the GNPA. As outlined in the previous papers, the physical structure of the Archive presented many challenges, resulting in complicated selection probabilities. The statistical analysis assumed containers of documents (stage 2) as the primary sampling unit. The proportion of all documents in the Archive of which any specific group had knowledge was compared to the proportion of documents of interest of which a group had knowledge. Approximately 20% of documents in the Archive are believed to contain information about acts of interest.
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