What are counties and for what purposes do they exist?

What will be an ideal response?

Counties are subdivisions of the state that exist to fulfill state government programs and mandates. They are expected to provide the same kinds of services regardless of population size or geographic area. Services include public safety, public assistance, elections and voting, tax collection, environment and recreation, public health, education, social services, transit, and vital records.

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What are the eight categories of crime that are used for statistical study by the federal and state government?

a. aggravated crimes b. property crimes c. misdemeanors d. index crimes

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Inferential statistics involve the use of _____________ to draw conclusions about ________________

a. populations; samples b. samples; populations c. data sets; descriptive statistics d. z scores; normal distributions

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