You are studying homicide rates in a major city, and your data seem to be indicating something quite peculiar. You notice that ice cream consumption seems to be correlated with an increase in murder rates
Upon more careful reflection, you recall that murder rates tend to rise in the summer, when people are outside more (and, consequently, eating more ice cream). Your first conclusion is an example of __________.
a. a poor sample size
b. improper theoretical development
c. causality
d. a spurious relationship
d
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Your score on the test is the same as the third quartile (Q3). You may conclude that
a. you scored higher than 75% of the people who took the test. b. the distribution of the scores is skewed. c. your score is 'typical' since it is the same value as the median. d. you scored higher than 25% of the people who took the test.
The U.S. government's special command unit, AFRICOM, currently utilized to help secure our dominance over an oil-rich Africa as a rapid response military force,
was originally designed to specialize in humanitarian missions such as brining medical assistance to Africa. Indicate whether this statement is true or false?
In which of the following is Durkheim most interested?
A. How society changes B. The ways that interaction creates innovation C. The role of power in shaping society D. The ways society is held together
A sociohistorical process in which racial categories are created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed is known as
A. racial formation. B. cultural racism. C. racial development. D. the racial cycle.