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Cullen, Gendreau, Jarjoura, and Wright (1997) provide a compelling refutation of the claim in “The Bell Curve” that low IQ is a key explanatory factor in crime and delinquency. First, they review six meta-analyses (representing over 500 studies) of the predictors of recidivism in adult and juvenile offenders; all of these meta-analyses found effect sizes for IQ ranging from virtually none (.01) to very low (.17). The predictors having the largest effect sizes (.10–.40) were criminogenic risk…

Questions: Answer all questions given What kind of relationship did you see in your D vs T graphs (both hand and computer)? Do these relationships make sense? Explain! In the distance versus time graph for the hand graph, there is an exponential increase the in the distance traveled; as time progresses, the distance the car travels increases a little more, as the slope is not a straight line, but instead slopes upwards, with slopes later in the line being steeper than the slopes before. What…

Midterm The age crime curve is one of the most important models in the criminal justice circle. It can tell researchers a lot about age and crime. In addition, this can bring criminologists to advance their research to uncover and explain why people do the things they do. Particularly, by better understanding why some individuals have a short criminal career and why others are habitual offenders. The research that was conducted looks into our understanding of criminal behavior by discussing what…

I learned from this activity that the dose-response curve is used to measure the relationship between the quantity of a substance (the dose) and its overall effect (the response). I was able to recognize that dose and response are related by practicing the relationship on a graph. The dose is placed on the X-axis as the concentration of substance while the response is placed on the Y-axis as a percentage. In the example that we have in step 1, the dose that results in 50% mortality of subjects…

An isoquant is a curve that show all the combinations of inputs that yield the same level of output. ‘Iso’ means equal and ‘quant’ means quantity. Therefore, an isoquant represents a constant quantity of output. The isoquant curve is also known as an “Equal Product Curve” or “Production Indifference Curve” or Iso-Product Curve.” The above figures represent different shapes of isoquant. The Linear Isoquant(sky blue)-…

pertaining to the modeling of the term structure of interest rates. The article begins by appreciating the fact that there are various models associated with the yield curve. The authors highlight the significance of the term structure of interest rates by offering valid examples. For instance, the article points out that the yield curve plays a critical role in the valuation of a coupon bond (Christopher M. Bilson 2008). According to the authors, this demands that a coupon bond is reduced to…

opportunity to see, hear, and speak. The physically disabled being at no disadvantage to the rest because of technological fixes. It sounds utopian but this is the kind of aeon we find ourselves in. Human evolution is riding what is referred to as The Curve. Both biologically and technologically, human beings are pushing…

While indulging in a binge watching weekend I spotted one of my all-time favorite films. Recently placed on Amazon prime Trouble with the Curve starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams. There are so many reasons why I love this movie. First and foremost it is the romance aspect, being that I am truly a romantic at heart, I can never pass up a romantic comedy. The second reason is that it’s a movie about baseball. I love a good baseball game and how could I pass up a baseball movie with some good…

are making a difference. This, consequently, increases the satisfaction received by the consumers, leading to increase in quantity of shoes sold. This can also be seen in an indifference diagram, change in preferences would shift the Indifference curve in such a way which would increase the consumption of shoes. More purchases lead to…

that we consume on a regular basis. Farmers must overproduce in order to make up the financial losses that occur in the process of selling the corn to the distributors. Farmers get caught in this continuous cycle referred to as the Naylor Curve. The Naylor Curve described by Michael Pollan provides explanation behind why processed sweetener has overtaken the food industry. High fructose corn syrup is the derivative withdrawn from corn used to produce a cheap, fake sweetener. High fructose corn…