Suppose That the Government Reports the Following Information on Violent

question 123

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the government reports the following information on violent crime in a certain area: there were 1100 incidents in the base year (2007) and 1155 incidents in 2008.The person collecting these data wants to present them in the form of an index.What is the index for 2008?

• A) 100.0
• B) 110.0
• C) 116.0
• D) 105.0
• E) 95.2

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