A researcher collected data on the homicide rate for 10 different cities.The researcher was interested in the effect that policing and the percent of poverty on the homicide rate.The following data were collected.


b for percent in poverty = -23.208; b for police = 10.267; r2 = .814; 81.4% of the variation in homicide rate can be explained by the percent of residents that live in poverty and the number of police officers per 100,000

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Which type of sentencing gives the judge the authority to set the sentence?

a. Indeterminate b. Determinate c. Mandatory d. Sentencing guidelines

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In calculating GDP, the value of intermediate goods is eliminated by using the

A) value added method. B) value association method. C) distributive method. D) Federal Reserve method.

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Enron seemed more interested in selling its own stock than in selling anything else. As a result, the Enron debacle can be characterized as a gigantic version of all of the following except:

A. insider trading scam. B. pump and dump operation. C. confidence game. D. Ponzi scheme.

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U.S.-born adult men are incarcerated in state prisons at rates up to 3.3 times higher than are foreign-born men in the U.S

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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