In his speech, Erik examined the number of violent crimes that had been most

recently reported on campus and from that projected the likelihood that someone in the
class would fall victim.

His use of statistical data to establish probability is referred to as
____.
A) descriptive statistics
B) inferential statistics
C) a mode
D) a median


B

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What is the primary purpose of Institutional Review Boards that govern research conducted at colleges and universities?

a. To inform researchers how research should be done at a given institution. b. To limit the types of research performed at a given institution. c. To ensure that a study’s design affords participants with minimal risks. d. To ensure that a study affords participants with anonymity.

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Competent communicators consider both the nature of the disclosure and the __________ of

the disclosure before self?disclosing. a. authority b. consequences c. location d. ramifications e . possibilities

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"By education, I mean the publicly financed school system, including grades

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