Processual Theories of Crime Generally

question 6

Multiple Choice

Processual theories of crime generally:

• A) Propose that people process information rationally.
• B) Propose that people are largely driven by deterministic factors.
• C) Are concerned with how people become deviant.
• D) Are concerned with the forces that generate crime and how the authorities process that information.

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Definitions:

Total SS

The total sum of squares in statistical analysis, representing the overall variation within a data set.

SSR

Sum of Squared Residuals; it represents the sum of the squared differences between the observed and predicted values in statistical analysis.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of values in a calculation that are free to vary while estimating statistical parameters or testing hypotheses.

MSR

Mean Squared Regression, a measure used in statistical analysis to describe the amount of variance explained by a regression model.