After examining the FBI Crime Reports for a 30-year period, Professor Hall claimed that the incidence of rape has increased. After examining the same reports, Professor Shine claimed that the reporting of rape, not the incidence of rape, has increased. This illustrates:
a. the problem of reliability in using existing statistics
b. the problem of validity in using existing statistics.
c. the need to replicate existing statistics.
d. the ecological fallacy.
e. pretesting.
a
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a. loss of control over one's sexual behavior b. watching pornography c. excessive masturbation d. having affairs
Worldwide, what share of global population increase is taking place in the low-income nations of the Southern Hemisphere?
A. none B. less than half C. slightly more than half D. almost all
The term __________ refers to a society composed of people who differ in important social dimensions, such as age, sex, race, religion, social class, or ethnicity.
A. conflict based B. cultural diversity C. cultural relativity D. socially normative
______________________________ refers to social connections that are more formal and impersonal
Fill in the blanks with correct word