CJ 582: Methods of Justice Research II
REQUIRED TEXT: Miethe. Terance D. Simple Statistics/Applications in Criminology and Criminal Justice Roxbury Publishing Company Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-1-933220-06-6
Reading Assignment #2
Chapter 3 & 4
Date Due: February 7, 2026
Possible Points: 50
Project Duration: 6-8 hour
NOTE: Define the following key terms: (Please number your definitions and put your name on your paper and list reference(s)
If the above information above is not included points will be deducted.
1. Canned Data Set
2. Naturalistic Observation
3. Codebook
4. Nominal Measurement
5. Coding
6. Operationalization
7. Computer Software
8. Cumulative Distribution
9. Content Analysis
10. Frequency Distribution
11. SPPS
12. Histograms
13. Spreadsheets
14. Line Graphs
15. Microsoft Excel
16. N (number of observations)
17. Spreadsheets
18. Percentage Distribution
19. Mutually Exclusive
20. Pie Chart
Write a two-page paper highlighting what you learned from reading chapters 3 & 4. The paper must be in your own words.
Requirements: as needed

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