In Determining Whether Using a Drug Causes People to Become

question 22

Multiple Choice

In determining whether using a drug causes people to become criminals,it is important to remember that

• A)there is no relationship between crime and illicit drug use.
• B)most illicit drugs cause damage to the areas of the brain responsible for understanding right from wrong.
• C)longitudinal studies find that indicators of criminal or antisocial behavior usually occur before the first use of any illicit drug.
• D)consistent personality changes are likely with even a few exposures to heroin or cocaine.

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Definitions:

Population Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables across the entire population.

True Population

The true population refers to the entire group of individuals or instances that meet a set of criteria and from which a sample is drawn for research or statistical analysis.

Nominal Level

The simplest form of measurement scale that categorizes data without implying any order among the categories.

Chi-Square Test

A statistical test used to examine the association between categorical variables, assessing how likely observed frequencies are due to chance.