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Multiple Choice Questions:  (to answer online, highlight the correct answer and bold it or highlight it in another way, such as with color).

1. In Figure 2.1, Robbery Rates and Murder rates are: a. positively correlated b.  negatively correlated   c. not highly correlated
2. In Figure 2.1, year and Robbery Rates are:  a. positively correlated b.  negatively correlated   c. not highly correlated
3. In Figure 2.1, the b or slope of the regression line for trends in murder for the period from 1991 to 1996 would be: a.  positive b.  negative c.  close to zero
4. In figure 2.4, the trends in the arrest rates for 1994 and 1995 are:  a. positively correlated b.  negatively correlated   c. not highly correlated
5. Looking at Figure 2.22, which category of cities has the highest handgun homicide rates:  a.  over one million b.  500,000 to one million c.  250,000 to 500,000 c.  100,000 to 250,000
6. Looking at Figure 2.22, the decline in handgun homicides was sharpest since 1991 in which category of cities:  a.  over one million b.  500,000 to one million c.  250,000 to 500,000 c.  100,000 to 250,000
 
 

Essay Question:

How have trends in homicide in the United States since 1965 differed for different age groups?  How does knowing this help us to better u nderstand the causes of the trends?  (if answered in class, answer on this sheet, using both sides of the paper.  To answer online, type your answer, 500 words maximum).