A ________Is a Brief Detention of a Person by Law

question 37

Short Answer

A ________is a brief detention of a person by law enforcement agents for questioning.

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Definitions:

Status Variables

Characteristics of subjects that can affect the outcome of a study and are not manipulated but can be observed and measured.

Causal Inferences

Conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships, often deduced from the manipulation of variables in experimental designs.

Internal Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be attributed to the variables under investigation rather than to other extraneous factors.

Quantitative Designs

Research strategies that focus on numerical data, statistical analysis, and the objective quantification of variables.