In Which of These Situations Would the "Close-In-Age" Exception Apply

question 16

Multiple Choice

In which of these situations would the "close-in-age" exception apply to the laws regarding legal age of consent for sexual activity?

• A) When Lacey, who is 13, has consensual vaginal intercourse with Peter who is 12
• B) When Tricia, who is 18, has consensual vaginal intercourse with Kirk, who is 20
• C) When Jada, who is 15, has consensual vaginal intercourse with Micah, who is 21
• D) When Hannah, who is 13, has consensual vaginal intercourse with José, who is a 15-year-old supervisor at the summer camp she attends

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Definitions:

Upper-tail Area

The area under the probability density function of a continuous random variable to the right of a specified value, used in significance testing.

Pooled Proportion Estimate

A method used to estimate the combined proportion from two or more groups, assuming that the underlying proportions across groups are the same.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists among the variables studied.

Population Proportions

The fraction or percentage of units in a population that have a particular attribute.