The Calculated Likelihood That a Youth at One Stage in the Juvenile

question 24

Short Answer

The calculated likelihood that a youth at one stage in the juvenile justice process would reach the next stage is called __________ probability.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical hypothesis testing that assumes no effect or no difference, used as a starting point for testing statistical significance.

Type I Error

The mistaken disapproval of a valid null hypothesis, commonly referred to as a "false positive."

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, meaning a real effect or difference was missed.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting a true null hypothesis, or in other words, concluding that a difference or effect exists when it actually does not.