Span of Control Is the Principle That

question 36

Multiple Choice

Span of control is the principle that:

• A) every officer should report to one and only one superior
• B) the number of persons one individual can effectively supervise
• C) the fact that first responder is always in charge at a crime scene
• D) ensures that multiple and/or conflicting orders are not issued to the same officer

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Definitions:

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Survivor Bias

The analytical error of focusing on the surviving subjects of a study or process and overlooking those that did not survive due to lack of visibility.

Broad Sample

A wide-ranging or extensive group of people or items selected from a population, used for research or statistical analysis.

Survivor Bias

A logical error that involves focusing on the people or things that survived some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility.