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JMatthes

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A researcher compared the recidivism rates of drug abusers who were given probation with those who were sentenced to prison and discovered that the recidivism rates were highest for those sentenced to prison. What potential error is reflected by this conclusion?
 
  a. internal validity
  b. statistical conclusion validity
  c. construct validity
  d. external validity

Question 2

When two variables are empirically correlated with each other, they must
 
  a. occur together
  b. occur at different times
  c. be on separate time and space continuums
  d. occur in succession


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onowka

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Reply #1 on: Aug 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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JMatthes

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Reply 2 on: Aug 13, 2018
Wow, this really help

AngeliqueG

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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