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Data from a large spreadsheet created in Excel were analysed in this chapter. Behaviour Sequence Analysis (BSA) can be conducted on binary-type data from ‘big data’ databases. There are many potential issues with this type of data, however, and the current chapter offers guidance on how to deal with and overcome many of these issues. This chapter shows the strength of BSA to be applied to diverse sources of data. Research in the current chapter have been presented to Law Enforcement experts around the world, and feedback from these conferences and meetings is integrated into the current chapter to advise readers on how to improve their research.
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Keatley, D. (2018). Big Data: Serial Homicide Database. In: Pathways in Crime. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75226-6_9
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