Americans Have a Disproportionate Concept of Crime Rates

question 20

Multiple Choice

Americans have a disproportionate concept of crime rates. Their inflated fear of victimization constitutes a

• A)fight or flight instinct.
• B)social reality.
• C)psychological cost.
• D)functionalist approach.

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Definitions:

Regression Coefficients

Regression coefficients are values that quantify the relationship between each independent variable and the dependent variable in a regression model.

Y-intercept

The point where the graph of a function or relation intersects the y-axis of the coordinate system.

Regression

A statistical method that analyzes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Criterion Variable

The dependent variable in statistical modeling, whose variation is being studied and predicted.