Life-Course Persistent Offenders Are Estimated to Account for 4% to 8

question 44

True/False

Life-course persistent offenders are estimated to account for 4% to 8% of all offenders-albeit the most violent and chronic offenders.

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Definitions:

Estimated Regression Equation

A formula that represents the relationship between dependent and independent variables and is used to predict the value of the dependent variable.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure of some type of correlation, meaning a statistical relationship between two variables, ranging between -1 and 1.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, indicating the accuracy of the estimate.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A statistical measure that calculates the strength of the relationship between two variables, typically represented by the symbol r.