Josh Is a Boy in Grade 11 Who Has Never

question 25

Multiple Choice

Josh is a boy in Grade 11 who has never participated in "heavy petting".According to which definition of deviance would Josh be considered "deviant"?

• A)physical harm
• B)societal reaction
• C)statistical rarity
• D)normative violation
• E)ontological harm

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Definitions:

Least Squares

A mathematical approach used to approximate the solution of overdetermined systems, minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between observed and estimated values.

Squared Deviations

The square of the difference between each data point and the mean, used in variance calculation.

Actual y Values

The observed or measured values of the dependent variable in a study or experiment.

Scatter Diagram

A graphical representation of two variables for a set of data, showing the relationship between them by displaying points corresponding to each data pair.