The Variation Among Judges in the Severity of Punishment They

question 43

Multiple Choice

The variation among judges in the severity of punishment they mete out in comparable cases is termed:

• A) sentence variation
• B) sentence disparity
• C) sentence discrimination
• D) sentence prejudice

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Definitions:

y-Intercept Coefficient

The constant term in a linear regression model, representing the value of the dependent variable when all independent variables are set to zero.

Simple Linear Regression

A regression model that estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one independent variable using a straight line.

Sum of Squares

A statistical measure that quantifies the total deviation of each observation from the mean, used in variance and standard deviation calculations.

Regression

A statistical method used to determine the strength and character of the relationship between one dependent variable and one or more independent variables.