The Compstat Method Led to Reductions in the New York

question 21

True/False

The Compstat method led to reductions in the New York City crime rate.

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Definitions:

Chi-square Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between observed and expected frequencies in one or more categories.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and it is assumed true until evidence indicates otherwise.

Significant Change

A statistical term used to describe a change in data that is likely not due to random chance alone.

Expected Cell Count

In contingency table analysis, the theoretical number of observations that are expected in each cell of the table under the assumption of independence.