. You are interested in knowing what the average number of prior arrests is of an inmate in Alabama. You take a sample and examine their arrest records. You find the following number of prior arrests

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HOMEWORK #2 – Due September 17th, 2020 5PM

2. You are interested in knowing what the average number of prior arrests is of an inmate in Alabama. You take a sample and examine their arrest records. You find the following number of prior arrests among the sample:

18, 9, 7, 11, 5, 2, 8, 13, 4, 0, 3, 6, 2, 15, 22, 11, 8, 3, 2, 13

Based on these responses:

a. What variable are we measuring? (Name the variable) What level of measurement is this variable? (2 points)

b. Calculate the mode, median, mean, range, variance, and standard deviation. (7 points)

c. Based on the shape of the distribution, which measure of central tendency should you rely on for this variable and why? (2 points)

3. You will need to use the SPSS data set named “Prison Data.” You will run the frequencies for the variable “age.”

1. What is the mode, median, mean, range, variance, and standard deviation? You will need to paste the output for your statistics. (2 points)