A researcher might conclude from a sample of 200 college students that he can be 95% confident that the true mean number of hours spent studying each week in the total population of college students is between 6 and 9 hours. The range from 6 to 9 hours represents which of the following?
A. confidence interval
B. sampling distribution
C. inferential statistic
D. confidence limits
Answer: A
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A. victim and harm B. harm and repair C. offender and punishment D. offender and restitution
Amy is late for work at a prestigious law farm. She is driving through town when she sees police lights flashing in her rear view mirror. She immediately pulls off to the side of the road and retrieves her license and proof of ?car insurance. She puts her car window down and waits patiently for the officer to arrive. When he does, she smiles and offers her documents to the officer, using "Sir" when addressing him. Officer Jones decides not to issue a ticket. After all, the woman was very nice and sophisticated. Officer Jones' decision is based on:
A. the less serious a crime is to the public, the more freedom officers have to ignore it. B. the relationship between the alleged criminal and victim. C. the relationship between the police and the criminal. D. the nature of the crime. E. departmental policy
Which of the following agencies is responsible for the publication of the UCR?
a. Central Intelligence Agency b. Federal Bureau of Investigation c. Secret Service d. U.S. Marshalls
An investigator is interrogating a suspect in a sexual assault
The investigator asked, "Why did you force yourself on her?" The suspect answered, "I had sex with her but it was consensual!" What kind of statement did the suspect just make? A. A confession B. A false confession C. An admission D. A legal denial per State v. Illinois