Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 3rd Edition by Michael Maxfield, William Pasewark, Earl Babbie,Scott Pasewark

Exercise 2

Here are our answers to the question about statistical significance relating to Figure: Fifteen years show no significant change inviolent victimization; significant increases are shown for three years; violent victimization declines significantly in five years. The increase from 1976 to 1977 and the decrease from 1979 to 1980 are close; notice the edge of the 95 percent confidence interval borders the nochange line. We recommend that you read the Maltz and Zawitz publication. It's listed in the references and can be downloaded from the Bureau of Justice Statistics website at http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/dvctue.pdf.
Figure Point Estimates and Confidence Intervals
Source: Maltz and Zawitz (1998, 4).