In the Context of Rapes, Identify a True Statement

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the context of rapes, identify a true statement.

• A) Penile-vaginal penetration is always necessary to fit the definition of rape.
• B) Most states in the United States do not permit the prosecution of husbands who rape their wives.
• C) Only about 10 percent of rape victims are women, and their assailants are generally women.
• D) Acquaintance rapes are less likely than stranger rapes to be reported to the police.

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Definitions:

Trend Component

An underlying pattern in data that shows a persistent, general direction of movement over time.

Simple Exponential Smoothing

A time series forecasting method for univariate data that applies decreasing weights to past observations as they age.

Mean Absolute Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability in a data set, calculated as the average distance between each data point and the mean of the data set.

Mean Squared Error

A measure of the average of the squares of the errors or deviations, that is, the difference between the estimator and what is estimated.