Problem
A researcher wishes to find out whether arrests deterred domestic violence offenders from committing future acts of violence against intimate partners. The researcher measured arrest as an arrest; mediation; separation; no action and recidivism as numbers of arrests for domestic violence within the next 3 years. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the level of measurement of the independent variable?
3. What is the dependent variable?
4. What is the level of measurement of the dependent variable?
5. What type of hypothesis tests should the researcher use?