Which of the Following Is a Reasonable Amount of Time

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reasonable amount of time to wait before an officer forcibly enters the home after notifying the inhabitants of his presence?

• A)30 seconds
• B)As many as 5 minutes
• C)The amount of time varies with the circumstances.
• D)It depends on the nature of the offense in question.

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Definitions:

Z-statistic

A statistical measure that quantifies the difference between a sample statistic and its population parameter, measured in units of the standard deviation.

Z-test

A statistical test used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the mean of a sample and the mean of a population, or between the means of two populations.

Z-statistic

A type of standard score that indicates how many standard deviations an element is from the mean of its distribution.

Z-test

A statistical test used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the mean of a sample and the population mean, assuming the distribution is normal.