Question 1

Which type of chart is best to illustrate the number of thefts by month?

Accepted Answer

A) Line chart 
B) Scatterplot 
C) Pie chart 
D) Histogram 
E) Bar chart 
A) Line chart 
B) Scatterplot 
C) Pie chart 
D) Histogram 
E) Bar chart

Question 2

Which type of chart is best to compare the percentages of violent vs.property crime in 2008 and 2009?

Accepted Answer

A) Line chart 
B) Scatterplot 
C) Pie chart 
D) Bar chart 
A) Line chart 
B) Scatterplot 
C) Pie chart 
D) Bar chart

Question 3

Some problems with using frequency in crime analysis include all except:

Accepted Answer

A) The most amount of crime doesn't always mean the worst 
B) Frequency may distort a problem by comparing unlike areas 
C) Variables with a small number of values may be difficult to illustrate in a table or chart 
D) Frequency of a variable with small numbers can be meaningless 
A) The most amount of crime doesn't always mean the worst 
B) Frequency may distort a problem by comparing unlike areas 
C) Variables with a small number of values may be difficult to illustrate in a table or chart 
D) Frequency of a variable with small numbers can be meaningless

Question 4

Which type of chart is best to illustrate the number of crimes in ten police beats?

Accepted Answer

A) Line chart 
B) Area chart 
C) Histogram 
D) Pie chart 
E) Bar chart 
A) Line chart 
B) Area chart 
C) Histogram 
D) Pie chart 
E) Bar chart

Question 5

Which is not a variable that crime analyst analyze using mean and standard deviation?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of incidents per area 
B) The number of arrests per month 
C) The age of offenders 
D) The type of crime 
A) The number of incidents per area 
B) The number of arrests per month 
C) The age of offenders 
D) The type of crime

Question 6

Which is true about the following weighted time span chart?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the crimes occurred from 1300 to 1359 
B) Highest percentage of crimes occurred from 0900 to 1359 
C) The highest percentage of the time spans of the cases fall between 1000 and 1359 
D) None are true
  
A) Most of the crimes occurred from 1300 to 1359 
B) Highest percentage of crimes occurred from 0900 to 1359 
C) The highest percentage of the time spans of the cases fall between 1000 and 1359 
D) None are true

Question 7

The following is an example of seasonality of a problem:

Accepted Answer

A) Every summer there are theft from lockers at the local water park 
B) In the holiday season of 2009 robberies increased 70% 
C) Every year during the 4th of July weekend there is a problem of people falling in the river after viewing fireworks 
D) A and b 
E) A and c 
A) Every summer there are theft from lockers at the local water park 
B) In the holiday season of 2009 robberies increased 70% 
C) Every year during the 4th of July weekend there is a problem of people falling in the river after viewing fireworks 
D) A and b 
E) A and c

Question 8

The number of crimes in an area divided by the number of people living in the area is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Crime rate 
B) Arrest rate 
C) Recovery crime rate 
D) Clearance rate 
A) Crime rate 
B) Arrest rate 
C) Recovery crime rate 
D) Clearance rate

Which type of chart is best to illustrate the number of thefts by month?

Which type of chart is best to compare the percentages of violent vs.property crime in 2008 and 2009?

Some problems with using frequency in crime analysis include all except:

Which type of chart is best to illustrate the number of crimes in ten police beats?

Which is not a variable that crime analyst analyze using mean and standard deviation?

Which is true about the following weighted time span chart?

The following is an example of seasonality of a problem:

The number of crimes in an area divided by the number of people living in the area is called:

Crime Analysis and the Profession

Theoretical Foundations of Crime Analysis

Effectiveness of Police in Reducing Crime and the Role of Crime Analysis

Crime Analysis Process and Application

Crime Analysis Data

Geographic Data and Crime Mapping

Crime Analysis Purpose and Audience

Repeat Incidents and Tactical Data Collection

Pattern Identification Process

Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

Describing, Analyzing, and Disseminating Known Patterns

Analyzing Problems: Process and Statistics

Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part II

Strategic Crime Analysis Results and Dissemination

Administrative Crime Analysis

Conclusions and Future Issues

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Exam 13: Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part I

Which type of chart is best to illustrate the number of thefts by month?

Which type of chart is best to compare the percentages of violent vs.property crime in 2008 and 2009?

Some problems with using frequency in crime analysis include all except:

Which type of chart is best to illustrate the number of crimes in ten police beats?

Which is not a variable that crime analyst analyze using mean and standard deviation?

Which is true about the following weighted time span chart?

The following is an example of seasonality of a problem:

The number of crimes in an area divided by the number of people living in the area is called:

Crime Analysis and the Profession

Theoretical Foundations of Crime Analysis

Effectiveness of Police in Reducing Crime and the Role of Crime Analysis

Crime Analysis Process and Application

Crime Analysis Data

Geographic Data and Crime Mapping

Crime Analysis Purpose and Audience

Repeat Incidents and Tactical Data Collection

Pattern Identification Process

Identifying Meaningful and Useful Patterns

Describing, Analyzing, and Disseminating Known Patterns

Analyzing Problems: Process and Statistics

Analyzing Problems: Application of Techniques Part II

Strategic Crime Analysis Results and Dissemination

Administrative Crime Analysis

Conclusions and Future Issues

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