The Issue of Racial Profiling Has Been a Controversial Topic

question 199

Multiple Choice

The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years, and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11, 2001. When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities because of their race or ethnicity, (s) he is engaging in _______.

• A) attributing
• B) discrimination
• C) stereotyping
• D) social loafing

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Definitions:

Population Regression Line

The line that best describes the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable for the entire population.

Population Coefficient

A parameter that quantifies a certain characteristic or attribute of a population.

Correlation

A statistical measurement of the relationship between two variables, indicating how one may predict the other.

Coefficient of Determination

Denoted as R-squared, it measures the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s) in a regression model.