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VARIABLESThe variables that I chose to assess in this case for possible correlation are poverty and crime. Poverty in this case will be discussed in the context of communal poverty. In general terms, poverty could be defined as the lack of financial resources to meet basic and other needs. It could be measured in a variety of ways. One of the most prominent ways of measuring poverty levels is income, i.e. the pre-tax income a household or individual has access to against a specific standard. It would be interesting to find out what impact poverty levels have on crime rates.
LEVELS OF MEASUREMENT
Poverty: interval level of measurement. In this case, there is equal distance between two intervals. We could, for instance, have $1 - $500; $501- $1000; $1001 – $1500 in reference to household incomes.
Crime rate: ratio rate level of measurement. In this case, it is possible to have a point with an absolute zero. Intervals are also equal. The rate of crime can be zero, effectively meaning that no crime is reported.
CORRELATION TYPE
In essence, correlation could either be negative, positive, or no-correlation (Jackson, 2007). A positive correlation essentially...
A negative correlation, on the other hand, means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. Lastly, no-correlation is used to indicate a scenario whereby an increase or decrease in a given variable causes or brings about no change in another variable.
HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH
In this case, I would expect there to be a positive kind of correlation between my choices of variables, i.e. an increase in one variable would automatically lead to an increase in the other variable. In that regard, therefore, high poverty levels are likely to bring about an increase in crime rates. The correlation in this case is likely to be rather strong. This effectively means that one of the most effective ways of minimizing crime rates would be through the enhancement of income levels. At the policy level, the government ought to implement the appropriate monetary and fiscal policies so as to stimulate the economic growth of a country. Ensuring that there is a conducive environment for businesses to flourish would be a good place to start. This is more so the case given that when businesses flourish,…
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