You are following the crime rate in Columbus over the past year you are counting the number of crimes each month what are the variables

These factors are job availability, poverty levels, average age of population and police policy. In the areas with poor populations crime is a way to get access to the goods they may not otherwise afford. Peoples upbringing and environment also shape their world view and affects their decisions.

d. making up measurements to record.

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