| This study examines the influence of time (t) (independent variable) on the frequency of hate crime reports (dependent variable) using Time Series Analysis. The objective of this study is to isolate the specific impact of trends, seasonality, triggering events, cyclical patterns, and random variation on hate crime reports for the inclusive years of 1992 - 1999. The results of this research are applicable to the policy and practice of hate crime data collection and dissemination, and in predicting future hate crime data collection trends and needs on both the state and national levels.
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