Learning Objectives

  • Describe the role statistical analyses play in criminological and criminal justice research.
     
  • Identify the difference between a sample and a population.
     
  • Explain the purpose of probability sampling techniques.
     
  • Define the different types of probability and nonprobability samples.
     
  • State the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.
     
  • Specify the different types of validity in research.