One Study Found That Low Rates of Delinquency from 14

question 115

Multiple Choice

One study found that low rates of delinquency from 14 to 23 years of age were associated with a(n) ________ parenting style.

• A) neglectful
• B) indulgent
• C) authoritative
• D) authoritarian

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by summing the values and then dividing by the number of values.

Distribution

In statistics, the way in which values of a variable are spread or dispersed across a set of data.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

Variability

The measure of how data points in a statistical distribution or dataset diverge from the average or mean value.