SSPO Data Analysis and Interpretation 3

Question 1

A crime analyst notices that robbery rates spike every Friday between 9 PM and midnight. This is an example of what type of pattern?

Accepted Answer

Temporal pattern

Answer

Crimes consistently occurring at specific days and times represent a temporal pattern.

Question 2

A dataset of response times in minutes is: 4, 7, 3, 9, 5, 6, 3, 8, 3, 7. What is the mode?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

The value 3 appears three times, more than any other value, making it the mode.

Question 3

Monthly DUI arrests for a year total 144. If arrests are evenly distributed, what is the expected count per quarter?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

144 arrests ÷ 4 quarters = 36 arrests per quarter.

Question 4

A heat map shows high crime concentration in the northeast sector of a city. Which analytical action is most appropriate next?

Accepted Answer

Investigate socioeconomic and environmental factors in that sector

Answer

Investigating contributing factors in the identified hot spot allows for targeted, evidence-based intervention.

Question 5

Crime data for five neighborhoods shows: A=55, B=30, C=45, D=70, E=25. What is the median crime count?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

Sorted: 25, 30, 45, 55, 70 — the middle value (3rd) is 45.

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