Wolfgang's Birth Cohort Research Found What Percent of the Original

question 37

Multiple Choice

Wolfgang's birth cohort research found what percent of the original cohort had at least one officially recorded contact with the police?

• A) 6%
• B) 16%
• C) 35%
• D) 95%

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable often denoted as x, whose variation does not depend on that of another.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.

Correlation Coefficient

An index assessing the power of association between a pair of variables.

Dependent Variable

A dependent variable is the outcome or response that researchers are interested in explaining or predicting, changing in response to manipulation of the independent variable.