Phillips' Study of the Correlation Between the Occurrence of a Prizefight

question 3

Multiple Choice

Phillips' study of the correlation between the occurrence of a prizefight and homicides found that after a prizefight:

• A) homicides increased significantly, with the greatest number of homicides occurring three days after the prizefight.
• B) homicides decreased significantly, demonstrating the catharsis effect.
• C) homicides increased significantly, with the greatest number of homicides occurring with the first three hours after the prizefight.
• D) homicides increased only if the "underdog" won the fight.

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Definitions:

Coefficient

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Distributive Property

A property indicating that the multiplication of a number by a sum is equal to the sum of the individual multiplications, represented as \(a(b + c) = ab + ac\).

Additive Inverse Property

A principle stating that for any real number, there exists another real number that, when added together, equals zero.