Author Question: You are studying homicide rates in a major city, and your data seem to be indicating something quite ... (Read 52 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are studying homicide rates in a major city, and your data seem to be indicating something quite peculiar. You notice that ice cream consumption seems to be correlated with an increase in murder rates.

Upon more careful reflection, you recall that murder rates tend to rise in the summer, when people are outside more (and, consequently, eating more ice cream). Your first conclusion is an example of __________.
a. a poor sample size
b. improper theoretical development
c. causality
d. a spurious relationship

Question 2

According to sociologists, why are women more likely than men to avoid casual sex?

a. Women are more concerned about contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
b. Women are more concerned about damage to their reputations.
c. Women are less concerned about their own sexual satisfaction.
d. Women are less concerned about increasing their number of offspring.