For the measure of central tendency of a home, I believe this would fall under the nominal variable and be a mode tendency. Walker (2009) states that the mode is the most frequently occurring value in a distribution. By showing on the table that a house is that most frequent that is lived in, there is no median or mean that can be determined as the numbers are skewed.
On the next table for arrest, I believe that a true zero can be identified as many people may have never been arrested as described by Walker (2009). This could be a ratio falling under the central tendency of a mean. I could see a mode also being determined for the arrest variable, but the values would not give a clear understanding of the missing factors.
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From the data collected many gang members live in communities for an average of 88 months (Walker, 2009), and have a residence that is a house regardless of the size, the number of rooms, and bathrooms. From looking at the data gathered many do not live below the poverty line and stay within whatever means is available to them. While it is known that many gangs and its members live a life of crime and violence the statistical data does not show any signs that these members of society live any differently than many of the surrounding community. Walker (2009) also shows an interesting fact that according to the collected information on arrest show that many of them from an ordinal level have only been arrested once and possibly do not want the violence within their neighborhoods. While this is merely speculation, from a lively hood standpoint, I would not want the violence around my house with my other family members in immediate danger. With the data on the siblings from the gang members on a ratio scale, the median of many only has one sibling (Walker, 2009), meaning that their family members could have been either killed by rival gang activity or their parents just had one other brother or sister. By reviewing the statistical data, it has brought a new light as to how much these affiliated gang members genuinely live within their means, and while they might not be productive members of society, they are more like my family and me than one would realize. Making simple accusations off my interactions with gang members from a law enforcement perspective is different after this chapter and will be taken into account when dealing with these men and women in the future. I still have a job to do but will look at these gang members in a different light from here on
On the next table for arrest, I believe that a true zero can be identified as many people may have never been arrested as described by Walker (2009). This could be a ratio falling under the central tendency of a mean. I could see a mode also being determined for the arrest variable, but the values would not give a clear understanding of the missing factors.
Ordinal and …show more content…
From the data collected many gang members live in communities for an average of 88 months (Walker, 2009), and have a residence that is a house regardless of the size, the number of rooms, and bathrooms. From looking at the data gathered many do not live below the poverty line and stay within whatever means is available to them. While it is known that many gangs and its members live a life of crime and violence the statistical data does not show any signs that these members of society live any differently than many of the surrounding community. Walker (2009) also shows an interesting fact that according to the collected information on arrest show that many of them from an ordinal level have only been arrested once and possibly do not want the violence within their neighborhoods. While this is merely speculation, from a lively hood standpoint, I would not want the violence around my house with my other family members in immediate danger. With the data on the siblings from the gang members on a ratio scale, the median of many only has one sibling (Walker, 2009), meaning that their family members could have been either killed by rival gang activity or their parents just had one other brother or sister. By reviewing the statistical data, it has brought a new light as to how much these affiliated gang members genuinely live within their means, and while they might not be productive members of society, they are more like my family and me than one would realize. Making simple accusations off my interactions with gang members from a law enforcement perspective is different after this chapter and will be taken into account when dealing with these men and women in the future. I still have a job to do but will look at these gang members in a different light from here on