Composite Measures Are Frequently Used in Criminal Justice Research for All

question 87

Multiple Choice

Composite measures are frequently used in criminal justice research for all of the following reasons except:

• A) in some cases the researcher is unable to develop single indicators of complex concepts
• B) the researcher may desire to use a rather refined ordinal measure of a variable, arranging cases in several ordinal categories from very low to very high on a variable
• C) indexes and scales are efficient devices for data analysis
• D) the researcher is seeking a method for measuring disorder and composite measures are the only allowable measure

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Definitions:

Standard Cost System

A cost accounting system that uses standard costs for inventory valuation and as a tool for cost control.

Budgeted Activity

Planned or expected levels of operational activity, which may include sales volume, production quantities, or labor hours, for budgeting purposes.

Fixed Overhead

Costs that do not change with the level of production or sales over a short period, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Budget Variance

The difference between what was budgeted or planned in terms of financial performance or cost, and what was actually achieved.