The Annual Survey of Jails Reveals That Just More Than

question 20

True/False

The Annual Survey of Jails reveals that just more than half of jail inmates are being detained while awaiting trial,whereas just less than half of all jail inmates are convicted offenders.

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Definitions:

Moving Average Method

A statistical technique used to analyze time series data by calculating averages of different subsets of the complete dataset.

9-year Moving Averages

A method of smoothing data by calculating the average of different subsets of the total data period of nine years each.

Seasonal Variation

Regular fluctuations in a time series variable within a year, often related to the seasons.

Random Variation

The unpredictable changes in data that cannot be attributed to any specific cause.