While Waiting for the Police to Arrive After an Armed

question 58

Multiple Choice

While waiting for the police to arrive after an armed robbery, the store manager and all of the customers want to make sure that they give an accurate account of the robbery so they decide upon the relevant details to tell police. What is a likely outcome of this collaborative sharing of information?

• A) The eyewitnesses will now be more accurate in their accounts.
• B) The eyewitnesses will now report more similar accounts.
• C) The eyewitnesses will be more likely to recognize the assailant in a line up.
• D) The eyewitnesses will be better able to help the police solve the crime.

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Definitions:

Covariance

A measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together; positive covariance indicates that both variables tend to move in the same direction.

Conditional Probabilities

The probability of a specific event happening after another event has already taken place.

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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, an organization that sets standards for naming chemical compounds.

Compound

A mixture resulting from the chemical combination of two or more elements in exact proportions.