In a Hypothesis About Crime That Makes a Causal Claim

question 34

Multiple Choice

In a hypothesis about crime that makes a causal claim that an increase in the level of inequality in society will result in an increase in the crime rate in that society,__________ is the independent variable.

• A)the crime rate
• B)rate of inequality
• C)the level of inequality
• D)the ratio of crime to inequality

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Definitions:

Demographic Variable

A characteristic used to segment populations for study, such as age, gender, income level, education, or ethnicity.

Social Class

A segmentation of society according to socioeconomic standings.

Cultural Experiences

Engagements that allow individuals to immerse themselves in the practices, customs, and values of different societies.

Segmentation Variables

refer to the criteria or bases used in dividing a market into distinct subsets of consumers with common needs or characteristics, such as demographic, geographic, psychographic, and behavioral variables.