A Researcher That Found a Correlation Between Alcohol and Crime

question 55

Multiple Choice

A researcher that found a correlation between alcohol and crime predicted that crime rates were affected by the number of bars in an area. Which of the following was most likely her hypothesis?

• A) The more bars in an area, the higher the rate of crime.
• B) The higher the crime rate, the more bars in an area.
• C) The higher the crime rate, the higher percentage of people drinking alcohol.

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Definitions:

Farm Subsidies

Government payments or other support extended to farmers to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and influence the cost and supply of such commodities.

Parity Concept

The idea that year after year the sale of a specific output of a farm product should enable a farmer to purchase a constant amount of nonagricultural goods and services.

Parity Concept

A principle in economics that suggests prices, incomes, or interest rates should equalize across different markets or countries, adjusted for exchange rates.

Farm Commodities

Agricultural products such as grains, milk, cattle, fruits, and vegetables that are usually sold to processors, who use the products as inputs in creating food products.