The Burden of Proof for Civil Commitment Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

The burden of proof for civil commitment is:

• A) beyond a reasonable doubt.
• B) by clear and convincing evidence.
• C) by a preponderance of the evidence.
• D) dependent on the defendant's prior criminal and hospital record.

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Definitions:

Criterion Variable

The dependent variable that is predicted or explained by independent variables in a study.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change as a result of manipulations made to the independent variable.

Predictor Variable

A variable that is used in statistical models to predict the outcome of a response variable.

Correlations

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, showing the strength and direction of a relationship between them.