To Make the Criminal System More Just and to Help

question 52

Multiple Choice

To make the criminal system more just and to help ensure that similar crimes receive similar sentences, in the late 1980s a federal sentencing commission developed _____ for federal crimes.

• A) a statute of frauds.
• B) state law.
• C) local statutes.
• D) codes of analytic.
• E) sentencing guidelines.

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Definitions:

Least Squares Line

A line that minimizes the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations from each data point to the line, often used in linear regression.

Interval Variables

Variables where the intervals between the values are interpretable, allowing for meaningful comparison and arithmetic operations.

Interpretation

The process of explaining or understanding the meaning of data, actions, or events.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistic that indicates the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).