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Citation |
Auliciems A, DiBartolo L. Int. J. Biometeorol. 1995; 39(1): 34-39. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 1995, International Society of Biometeorology, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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Abstract |
Possible relationships between weather and telephone calls to police' complaining of domestic violence, were investigated for Brisbane during 1992. Having accounted for the effect of the day of the week, significant associations were observed between calls and maximum air temperature, during all seasons. Prediction equations have been established for different days of the week. At the weekly level, the temperature association was enhanced by barometric pressure, yielding a regression which explained nearly 50% of the overall variability. It is suggested that the inputs into these regressions can be adequately forecasted, and that appropriate procedures may be developed for their practical application. |