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| Measures of Central Tendency |
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| summarize info about the most typical, central, or common score of the variable |
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| Types of Measures of Central Tendency |
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Mode:Most common score
Median: score of the middle case
mean: the average score |
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| the mathmatical nature of the variables under examination:nominal or ordinal |
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| variables that describe; more precise;implied rank;second lowest order data; socioeconomic status, predjudice, impulsivity |
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| also a variable that describes; least precise;gender, race, religion, political affiliation |
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| What is deviant behavior? |
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| conflicting definitions: "Any behavior considered deviant by buplic consensus, which may range from teh maximum to the minimum"; or "an act located somwhere on the continuum from total conformity at one extreme to total deviance at the other" |
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| crime is technically a subset of deviance, but we use it as our best example of deviant behavior; fromal vs. informal social norms(the role of "legal definitions"); Not all social deviances are crimes(ie. speeding) |
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