With the realization that many clues and hints preceded the September 11 terrorist attacks, statisticians became an important part of the global war on terror.

With the realization that many clues and hints preceded the September 11 terrorist attacks, statisticians became an important part of the global war on terror.

What is terrorism? What can we learn and what cannot we learn from terrorism data? What are the perspectives and limitations of the analysis of terrorism data?

Bidragydere: Bruce Hoffman; Andrew Silke; John Horgan; Gavin Cameron; Leonard Weinberg; William Eubank; Avishag Gordon; Walter Enders; Todd Sandler; Louise Rich

Terrorist groups throughout the world have been studied primarily through the use of social science methods. However, major advances in IT during the past decad