Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Help on direct relationship between arrest for violent crimes and violent tv shows?

The police chief of New York city states publicly that she sees a direct relationship between teenage arrests in New York City for violent crimes and the popularity among New York City teens of especially violent television shows.





A. Design a correlational study to research this claimed relationship, being sure to address how each of the following design elements would apply to your study.





-operation definition of variables


-selection of participants


-generalizability


-two ethical considerations





B. The police chief concludes that watching violent television shows leads to teens' committing violent crimes in New York City. Do you support her conclusion? Explain your response.





Please help!

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