The SPSS Exercise in the Text Using State Homicide Rates

question 47

Multiple Choice

The SPSS exercise in the text using state homicide rates for 1995 and 2012 showed

• A) the average rate was higher in 2012
• B) the rate was more positively skewed in 1995
• C) the modal homicide rate fell dramatically
• D) the median homicide rate was higher in 2012

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Cross-Sectional Research

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Age

The length of time that a person or organism has been alive; also a specific phase in life characterized by physical, psychological, or social attributes.

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Evaluated or examined the similarities and differences between two or more entities.

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