In the Past Decade the Number of Adults Under the Supervision

question 49

Multiple Choice

In the past decade the number of adults under the supervision of state and federalprobation organizations has done which of the following?

• A) decreased
• B) increased
• C) stayed the same
• D) decreased exponentially

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Definitions:

Rank Sums

A non-parametric statistical measure used to compare the distributions of two independent samples by ranking all observations together and then summing ranks for observations belonging to each sample.

Standardized Test Statistic

A calculated value used to determine the relative distance of a data point or sample from the mean of a population, expressed in terms of the standard deviation of the population.

Positive Differences

The result obtained when subtracting a smaller number from a larger number in each pair of a data set.

Negative Differences

Refers to the results obtained when subtracting a number from another number that is smaller, resulting in a negative value.