Kleck and Kovandciz examined whether the level of homicide in a particular city

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Kleck and Kovandciz examined whether the level of homicide in a particular city affected the likelihood that people in that city would own firearms. They measured homicide as the number of homicides that took place in the city in one year divided by the total city population. The measured handgun ownership as whether survey respondents said they did or did not own a gun. a. Identify the independent variable b. Identify the level of measurement of the independent variable c. Identify the dependent variable d. Identify the level of measurement of the dependent variable

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(a). The independent variable is the level of homicide in a particular city.

(b). There is one level of independent variable that is homicides taking place in one year divided by total city population.

(c). The department variable is possibility of people in the city would have firearms.

(d). There is one level of dependent variable that is confession of respondent for having or not having handgun.

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