In Widom's Study of the Effects of Child Abuse and Its

question 46

Multiple Choice

In Widom's study of the effects of child abuse and its impact upon later criminal offenses,she selected a sample of children with court records of being abuse victims and gathered a comparison group that was matched on gender,race,age and socioeconomic status.The technique used in this case was:

• A) individual matching
• B) aggregate matching
• C) randomization
• D) all of the above

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