Crime -- Abstracts and Introduction Dependent variable: Crime Independent Variable: halting rising crime rate Control variable: government spending on law enforcement Tentative hypothesis: If government spending on law enforcement increases, then the overall rising crime rates could be halted. Rasinski (1989) studied the relationship between the effects of question wording/phrasing on public support for government spending. He points out that analysis of question phrasing studies around the General Social Survey expenses objects demonstrated constant phrasing

If the numbers or the data will not be constant, the results will not be paralleled and will surely have discrepancy on its accuracy. Meanwhile, experimenter bias is a big threat to the accuracy and/or precision of the report's result. An example of the threat is not being able to identify all the factors that might affect the result. An experiment can be said biased if he/she has already an

Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the name of morality and God. Unfortunately, this stereotype too often holds true. If one looks over the many independent sites on the Internet regarding bioethics, reads popular magazines and publications, or browses library shelves for

Many colleges post the caloric values of the dining options, and the totals are frighteningly high; burgers, pizza, and cream-based pastas fill out the roster of "main course" options, leaving little room for students to delicious meals that are also healthy. With no appealing healthy options (and not wanting to eat unhealthily), students may turn to starvation and become addicted to the psychological "high" that they acquire from as

Race, Ethnicity, and Academic Achievement - Proposal of Research Design This research will study the relationship between race and ethnicity and academic achievement. This study will look at whether students from five racial classifications - White, Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American - show statistically significant differences in their scores in reading and math. Using disaggregated data, this study will also examine whether significant differences occur within these racial classifications. In addition,

Same Sex Marriage Age Gender Gap Religion Participants Materials The study conducted is a research on the topic of "Same Sex Marriages." The study aims to identify the key variables in the context of same sex marriages. The research will find out that the variables that are leading to different opinions on this topic. There are three hypotheses in the research will be proved through the data collected and analyzed. The issue of same sex marriage has