Describe Some of the Risk Factors to Which Students Are

question 30

Essay

Describe some of the risk factors to which students are exposed that may increase their engagement in violent behavior. Why are identifying these risk factors so important? Salient Points to Consider
a. Identify various risk factors and explain how these place students at risk for violent acts (see page 330-331).
b. What can school personnel do once they understand these risk factors?

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Definitions:

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a population and those of a sample supposedly representing that population.

Bias

A systematic error or deviation from true results or values, caused by factors that skew the data in a certain direction.

Sampling

The process of selecting a subset of individuals from a population to estimate characteristics of the whole population.

Stratified Random Sampling

A method of sampling from a population where the population is divided into distinct subgroups and samples are drawn from each subgroup.