Predictors of Coroner's Verdict: A Logistic Regression Model

This study is an attempt to understand the effect of various factors that are likely to have influenced North Cheshire's Coroners during a five-year period in their decision to return a 'suicide' or an 'open' verdict. Based on the logistic model, the main factors that appeared to have influenced a Coroners decision are: intimation of intent, method of death and alcohol problem.