Since the Introduction of the YCJA in 2003, There Has

question 1

True/False

Since the introduction of the YCJA in 2003, there has been an undeniable decrease in charges, guilty findings, and custodial sentences for both boys and girls.

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs

A study design in which participants are paired based on specific characteristics, ensuring that each pair is as similar as possible except for the variable being tested.

Ordinal Data

A type of categorical data where the categories have a natural, ordered relationship.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric test that compares two unrelated samples to determine if there is a difference in their central tendency.

Sign Test

A nonparametric method utilized to identify if a median variance exists between paired data points.