The Main Difference Between the UCR and NIBRS Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

The main difference between the UCR and NIBRS is:

• A) the name of the crime report
• B) reporting each crime incident rather than reporting the total number of certain crimes for each law enforcement agency
• C) the method of gathering data
• D) nothing, they are the same report

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Definitions:

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points in a population, calculated as the square root of the variance.

Interval Estimate

An estimate of a population parameter that is given as a range of values, usually defined by two numbers forming an interval believed to contain the parameter.

Interval Estimate

An estimate of a population parameter given as a range (interval) of values, defined by upper and lower bounds.

Sample Size

The number of observations or datapoints collected in a sample, which is a subset of the population being studied.