Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Prediction Outcomes

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding prediction outcomes in the context of risk assessment?

• A)Decreasing the number of false positive errors results in an increase in the number of false negative errors.
• B)A false negative error has negative implications for the person being assessed.
• C)When trying to predict events that have low base rates,false negative errors tend to occur most frequently.
• D)The base rate of conditional release violations is very low.
• E)all of the above

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is concerned or from which the data is collected.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the quantity of values.

Bell Shaped Distribution

Also known as a normal distribution, it is a probability distribution that has a symmetrical bell-shaped graph, indicating that most of the data points are concentrated around the mean.