A standardized version of a raw score that allows scientists to determine how close the score is to the mean and whether it is greater than or less than the mean is a ______.

A. z score
B. inverted score
C. standard deviation
D. none of these


A. z score

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The case study in this chapter is about Whitey Bulger, a notorious gangster from South Boston. What was Bulger’s involvement with crime?

a. embezzlement and tax evasion b. extortion rackets and embezzlement c. narcotics distribution and extortion rackets d. narcotics distribution and tax evasion

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Constructive seizure is accomplished by taking the person into custody with the use of hands or firearms

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Mexican Mafia is distinguished by a predominant Marxist/Maoist/Leninist communist ideology

a. True b. False

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The goal of rehabilitation is oriented mainly toward the and does not imply any consistent relationship between the severity of the punishment and the gravity of the crime

a. state b. victim c. offender d. law

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