In a national survey of drug abuse, the variable drug involvement is measured by averaging the responses to 10 questions. Respondents are asked to rate their use of 10 different types of drugs on a 1 (no use) to 5 (frequent use) scale. What is the highest level of measurement that scores on this variable represent?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
c. Interval
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Many members of the ________ were not malicious or criminal minded and proclaimed themselves as public servants, pointing out security flaws in institutional systems so that repairs would be made
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_____ refers to the power of a court-particularly the United States Supreme Court-to reevaluate the actions of the executive and legislative branches and, if necessary, declare those actions unconstitutional.
A. The blue curtain B. Judicial review C. The rule of four D. Judicial restraint
Most jurisdictions now require divorcing parties to participate in some type of ________ dispute resolution to help resolve the case prior to trial.
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The use of rigorous social scientific techniques to develop knowledge in the field of criminology is known as __________________________________
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