Children who fail in school offend more frequently than those who graduate. According to research on national dropout rates, which of the following group sets has "little more than a fifty-fifty chance" of graduating high school?
A. White Americans and Italian Americans
B. Hispanic Americans and African Americans
C. Asian Americans and Italian Americans
D. Native Americans and white Americans
Answer: B
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A. Gregg v. Georgia B. Woodson v. North Carolina C. Witherspoon v. Illinois D. Weems v. United States
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A. a test of association appropriate for use with any level of data B. a test of association appropriate for use with nominal data C. a test of association appropriate for use with continuous data D. a test of association appropriate for use with ordinal data
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A. Serious crime continues to decrease, causing the prison population to decrease. B. Serious crime continues to decrease, while the prison population continues to increase. C. Serious crime continues to increase, while the prison population continues to decrease. D. Serious crime continues to increase, causing the prison population to increase.
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