The Following Table Presents the Number of Police Officers (Per

question 33

Multiple Choice

The following table presents the number of police officers (per 100,000 citizens) and the annual murder rate (per 100,000 citizens) for a sample of cities. $$\begin{array} { c c } \hline \text { Police Officers (per 100,000) } & \text { Murders (per } 100,000 \text { per yr) } \\\hline 1109 & 46 \\1238 & 44 \\1235 & 38 \\1298 & 40 \\1077 & 49 \\1076 & 42 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Compute the correlation coefficient between the per capita number of police officers and the per capita
Murder rate.

• A) -0.726
• B) -0.666
• C) 0.444
• D) -0.444

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Definitions:

Asch Situation

An experiment by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the power of conformity in groups, where individuals often agree with a consensus even if it is clearly incorrect.

Asch Experiment

A series of psychological experiments conducted by Solomon Asch studying if and how individuals yield to or defy a majority group and the effect of such influences on beliefs and opinions.

Compliance

The act of conforming to a request, command, or set of regulations; this often involves adjusting one's behavior to align with societal or organizational standards.

Conversion

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