General Deterrence Refers to a Sentence That Is Severe Enough

question 26

True/False

General deterrence refers to a sentence that is severe enough to stop people from committing crimes.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it marks the threshold for significance in hypothesis testing.

P-value

The odds of receiving outcomes in a test that are equally or more extreme than those observed, given the null hypothesis is assumed to be accurate.

Level of Significance

A threshold in statistical hypothesis testing below which a result is considered statistically significant.

Critical Value

A point on a statistical distribution that represents a threshold beyond which a given hypothesis is rejected.