Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding Juvenile Arrests

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding juvenile arrests in 2014?

• A) The number of arrests tends to be higher for serious crimes than for minor crimes.
• B) The number of arrests tends to be higher for minor crimes than for serious crimes.
• C) The number of arrests tends to be relatively equal for minor crimes and serious crimes.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Response Variable

Another word for the dependent variable of interest.

Regression Analysis

A statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling, this is the variable being tested and measured to see if it is affected by changes in the independent variables.

Cook's D

A statistic used in regression analysis to identify influential data points that can disproportionately affect the results of the regression.