One Potential Explanation Advanced to Account for the Increase in the U.S

question 15

True/False

One potential explanation advanced to account for the increase in the U.S. incarceration rate during the 1990s was that the number of arrests had increased.

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Definitions:

Binomial

Pertaining to a probability distribution that models the number of successes in a fixed number of trials, with only two possible outcomes.

Normal Probability Distribution

Describes a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve where most occurrences take place at the central peak and probabilities for values taper off equally on either side.

Binomial Probability Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a variable will take one of two independent values under a given set of parameters or assumptions.

Continuous Variables

Variables that can take an infinite number of values within a given range, including decimals and fractions.