Discordant Findings About the Effects of Key Social Disorganization Variables

question 33

Multiple Choice

Discordant findings about the effects of key social disorganization variables on gang and non-gang violence have been attributed to all of the following EXCEPT ______

• A) different areas use different definitions for gang activity
• B) data have been collected using geographic units that are too large
• C) long-term gang wars in some areas have uniquely shaped violence patterns
• D) cities and communities have their own histories, and those may affect social processes that affect delinquency differently

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Definitions:

Probability Distribution

A mathematical function that calculates the likelihood of various possible results in an experiment.

Uniformly Distributed

A distribution where all outcomes are equally likely across the range of the distribution.

Random Variable

A variable whose possible values are outcomes of a statistical experiment and which can vary randomly.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 (impossible) and 1 (certain).