A researcher is interested in whether the type of crime (property or personal) affects the type of injuries resulting from crimes committed using firearms (fatal or non-fatal)
The independent variable is type of crime (with property crimes including those not typically resulting in injury to the victim, such as burglary and auto theft). The dependent variable is type of firearm injury. The data are placed in a 2 x 2 table. What statistic would you employ to test the effect of type of crime on injury type?
Chi-square
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a. presumptive b. mandatory c. truth-in d. voluntary
What is an annual survey of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the extent of criminal victimization—especially unreported victimization—in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
Most of the juveniles that have been sentenced to die in prison for crimes they committed at 13 or 14 are ______.
A.White B. Asian American C. Black D. Hispanic
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When there are two independent variables, there is no way to determine the separate effects on the dependent variable.
2. The magnitude of R2 does not change depending on which independent variable the researcher enters into the equation first.
3. The R2 change reflects the change in the amount of variance explained when the subsequent variables are entered into the regression model.
4. The null hypothesis for a multiple regression analysis states that all slope coefficients in the regression equation are equal to zero.
5. Given the following output, one would conclude that both percentage non-White and percentage in poverty are significant effects the rate of unlawful breaking and entering of vehicle.
