Compared to When Adults Are Interrogated by the Police, Juveniles

question 67

Multiple Choice

Compared to when adults are interrogated by the police, juveniles are:

• A) more likely to understand their rights.
• B) less likely to confess to a crime than remain silent.
• C) more likely to discuss disagreements with their attorney.
• D) None of the above is true.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test is a non-parametric statistical test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess differences in their population mean ranks.

Normally Distributed

Describes a statistical distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

F-distribution

A probability distribution used in analysis of variance (ANOVA), depicting ratios of variances to assess the significance of group differences.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric method for testing whether samples originate from the same distribution, used when the assumptions of the ANOVA are not met.