Experimental Criminology Uses _________ Techniques to Test the Accuracy of Theories

question 32

Multiple Choice

Experimental criminology uses _________ techniques to test the accuracy of theories about crime.

• A)social scientific
• B)scientific
• C)general theory
• D)mathematical

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant

Statistically significant refers to a mathematical measure indicating that an observed pattern or relationship in data is not likely to occur due to chance.

Variation

The occurrence of differences within and among living organisms, resulting from genetic diversity or environmental factors.

Means

An average or central value derived from a set of numbers by adding them together and dividing by the number of values in the set.

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.