Displacement

question 59

Multiple Choice

Displacement:

• A)often occurs in a community "soft" on crime.
• B)applies to criminal activity that has moved to a new location due to increased police -presence.
• C)is linked to factors such as availability of jobs and level of education.
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable presumed to influence or cause changes in another variable, referred to as the dependent variable.

Regression Analysis

Regression analysis is a statistical method used for estimating the relationships among variables, often to determine how the typical value of the dependent variable changes when any one of the independent variables is varied.

Least Squares Line

The best-fitting straight line through a set of data points, minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical distances of the points from the line.

Weight

A measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object, often used in statistical analysis to assign importance to different elements of a dataset.