After examining the FBI Crime Reports for a 30-year period, Professor Hall claimed that the incidence of rape has increased. After examining the same reports, Professor Shine claimed that the reporting of rape, not the incidence of rape, has increased. This illustrates
a. the problem of reliability in using existing statistics.
b. the problem of validity in using existing statistics.
c. the need to replicate existing statistics.
d. the ecological fallacy.
A
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the concept of citizen participation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.The following is NOT part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
A. Most U.S. citizens and legal residents must have health insurance in 2014. B. All lifetime caps on the amount of insurance coverage an individual can have will be banned. C. Insurance companies are prohibited from denying children coverage based on a pre-existing condition. D. All hospitals must provide abortions on demand.
The relationship between committing a crime and being a victim of a crime is:
A. negative. B. positive. C. unknown. D. random. E. none of the above.
Which of the following groups by the very nature of its position within the socioeconomic hierarchy is most likely to experience family problems?
a. single-parent females of color b. single-parent white males c. single-parent males of color d. single-parent white females