Based on Your Data Analysis, You Find That 33% of Whites

question 57

Multiple Choice

Based on your data analysis, you find that 33% of whites in your sample have never had an interaction with the police compared to 10% of Latinx respondents. Why would it be misleading to end the analysis with this information?

• A) You need to know the level of measurement for these variables.
• B) You need to know the percentage of whites and Latinx respondents in the overall population.
• C) You need to use qualitative methods to understand this phenomenon.
• D) None of these.

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