Which of the following is NOT true of state prisons?
a. States spend between $10,000 and $30,000 per inmate.
b. Inmate populations have increased significantly since the 1960s.
c. The cost of confining prisoners has gone up for states, but not for counties.
d. Some states have turned to reducing sentences to cope with overcrowding.
c
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A) comparing it with equivalent t values. B) comparing it with other F values used in the past. C) comparing its p value against the alpha level. D) consulting standards for scientific publication.
Diplomacy is more dangerous now than it used to be
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Single-subject designs have roots in which of the following views of development?
a) Piagetian b) behavioral c) organismic d) social learning
Which of the following statements about sampling is true?
a. It is pretty easy to draw a random sample of the population in order to measure public opinion accurately. b. The larger the sample the more closely the sample’s answers will closely approximate the answers if the entire population could be asked. c. Larger samples are always better so the results from a sample of 2,000 will be twice as accurate as the results from a sample of 1,000. d. Pollsters who can draw good samples can virtually eliminate any errors in polling.