Assignment:
Assume we have three different samples each comprised of 20 different jurisdications. Our objective is to compare the seriousness of juvenile substance abuse across all the samples. Sample 1 has en average of 1862 arrests of youth substance abuse; Sample 2 has an average of 3965 and Sample 3 has an average of 2398 arrests.
Which of the following statements would be correct:
A. Sample 2 has a much more seious juvenile substance abuse problem than either of the other two samples.
B. Without calculating a standardized measure across all three samples it is not possible to accurately compare the three samples.
C. The average is a standardized measure and therefore allows for an accurate comparison between the samples.
D. Using arrests to measure the seriousness of substance abuse is not a correct operationalization for the concept of seiousness.