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  • Is this group a cross section?

    I am doing a project for my sociology class and I need to interview people from a cross section. If all the people I interview are Caucasian but are all different ages, is this a cross section?

    And do the people's gender matter? Do they all have to be male or female to be a cross section?

    2 AnswersSociology1 decade ago
  • Is this group a cross section?

    I am doing a project for my sociology class and I need to interview people from a cross section. If all the people I interview are Caucasian but are all different ages, is this a cross section?

    And do the people's gender matter? Do they all have to be male or female to be a cross section?

    1 AnswerHomework Help1 decade ago
  • SURVEY: Please do this five question survey I have to conduct for my Sociology class?

    This survey is about crime and comparing incarceration and crime now and then.

    Do you think there are more people in prison for violent or nonviolent crimes?

    Do you think there are more people in prison because there is more crime?

    What percentage of prisoners do you think were seriously involved with drug and alcohol abuse and addiction before the incarceration?

    20%, 40%, 60%, or 80%?

    Do you think prisoners today are serving more, less, or about the same amount of time than they did a few years ago?

    Do you think that if we take prisoner's privileges, they'll stop committing crime because they won't want to come back to prison?

    Thanks a lot! Please include your approximate age, sex, and race after your answers. Thanks a ton!

    5 AnswersPolls & Surveys1 decade ago
  • SURVEY: Please do this five question survey I have to conduct for my Sociology class?

    This survey is about crime and comparing incarceration and crime now and then.

    Do you think there are more people in prison for violent or nonviolent crimes?

    Do you think there are more people in prison because there is more crime?

    What percentage of prisoners do you think were seriously involved with drug and alcohol abuse and addiction before the incarceration?

    20%, 40%, 60%, or 80%?

    Do you think prisoners today are serving more, less, or about the same amount of time than they did a few years ago?

    Do you think that if we take prisoner's privileges, they'll stop committing crime because they won't want to come back to prison?

    Thanks a lot! Please include your approximate age, sex, and race after your answers. Thanks a ton!

    2 AnswersSociology1 decade ago
  • SURVEY: Please do this five question survey I have to conduct for my Sociology class?

    This survey is about crime and comparing incarceration and crime now and then.

    Do you think there are more people in prison for violent or nonviolent crimes?

    Do you think there are more people in prison because there is more crime?

    What percentage of prisoners do you think were seriously involved with drug and alcohol abuse and addiction before the incarceration?

    20%, 40%, 60%, or 80%?

    Do you think prisoners today are serving more, less, or about the same amount of time than they did a few years ago?

    Do you think that if we take prisoner's privileges, they'll stop committing crime because they won't want to come back to prison?

    Thanks a lot! Please include your approximate age, sex, and race after your answers. Thanks a ton!

    6 AnswersHomework Help1 decade ago
  • How to tell if it is oil leaking or stopleak in the resovoir?

    I'm fairly car retarded so bear with me. lol

    In our minivan, some black oily substance is in the reservoir. Either it is oil that is leaking in due to a blown head gasket or my father said it could be stopleak. We need to know which it is to either get it fixed or continue driving it. Both are oil based so it is hard to tell. Is there a surefire way to tell without changing oil and such? It is VERY cold here and we don't have a garage or anything to work on the car in. Thanks much!

    4 AnswersMaintenance & Repairs1 decade ago
  • Technical Metalcore/Deathcore bands?

    I looking for stuff in the vein of The Human Abstract, Protest the Hero, and Between the Buried and me. Any good suggestions?

    8 AnswersRock and Pop1 decade ago
  • PC: The Witcher graphics crash?

    I like this game a lot, but am experiencing a very frustrating problem, after about 5 minutes of play, my graphics ingame seem to crash. The textures will turn different colors and all the pixels will be messed up, but the game is still running. I can still run around but it is unplayable. I always just have to exit out. I have a dual core processor which I learned gave me problems originally and set my affinity to run on one processor now.

    My Specs:

    Nvidia GeForce 9800/9800 GTX

    Amd Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4600+ 2.4 GB

    2 GB Ram

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • Help with this Polynomial function?

    Leading Coefficient: 2 Degree: 3 -2,1,4 are zeroes.

    Function?

    1 AnswerMathematics1 decade ago
  • Help with writing polynomial equations?

    Leading Coefficient: 2 Degree: 3 -2,1,4 are zeroes.

    So the obvious standard function is 2x^3+(-2x^2)+x+4. I just included parenthesis to make it easier to read the function. I am trouble writing the "factored version", where the equation kinda looks like 3(x+3)(x+3) etc. If any of you understand what I am talking about get at me, I kinda need an explanation in basic terms, cause I am having trouble. Thanks much.

    2 AnswersMathematics1 decade ago
  • PC: Bad Company 2 freezing while loading stats?

    I have bc2 and lately it has been acting up. I will start the game, then click the server browser/login. I will put in my user and pass and then do the clan tag as usual. Then I get the loading ring that says "Updating/Loading Your Stats.," And then the loading ring stops and it freezes. I have to hard reboot it because I can't end task. Is this a common problem that is easy to fix? This only started happening recently and I usually play it flawlessly on mid/high settings. Here's my specs if it matters.

    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+

    2.40 GHz

    2 GB RAM

    Microsoft Windows XP

    GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+

    I have recently done all of this.

    -Virus Scan

    -Registry Scan/Clean

    -Updated Video drivers

    Can anyone help?

    2 AnswersVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • PC: The Witcher keeps crashing?

    I just bought the Witcher and I keep having problems. I will get 16-20 second pauses and after about 10-20 minutes the graphics will go haywire. I will see random textures and stuff and I can't read the messed up text, totally unplayable.

    My Specs

    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+

    2.40 GHz Performance Rated at: 4.8 GHz

    2.0 GB RAM

    GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ (Not Exactly sure which card I have)

    NOTES:

    I Have ran a virus scan.

    I have run a registry scan.

    I have updated my drivers.

    I have tried to reboot.

    Can ANYONE help? I have been playing doctor all day all I am about fed up. Thanks.

    1 AnswerPC1 decade ago
  • How do I set my dual core processor to run on only one processor?

    I need to set it to one processor because I think the dual processors are making my older games wig out. I know you can do this, but how?

    2 AnswersOther - Hardware1 decade ago
  • How do I set my dual core processor to run on only one processor?

    I need to set it to one processor because I think the dual processors are making my older games wig out. I know you can do this, but how?

    1 AnswerPC1 decade ago
  • Can you diagnose at least one of my computer gaming problems?

    Well, I am having problems with several games on my comp. Here are my main specs.

    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+

    2.4 GHz rated at 4.8 GHz

    Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX

    2 GB Ram

    Here are my three main problems.

    1. I just bought Assassins Creed. I played through it a bit fine, then I went to turn the graphics to high and the game started running fast. Like Altair runs and walks in fast motion and everything else does the same. I tryed to turn the graphics back down, but the game still runs this speed. I had just gotten to Damascus and everything up until there ran great. Any suggestions?

    2. Bad Company 2: I love this game but it has been giving me problems lately. I go to login from the main menu and it goes to the loading screen that says "Updating Your Stats." The loading wheel then stops moving and the game freezes. Any suggestions?

    3. The Witcher: LOVE this game. But yet, problems. With this one, I get frequent pauses, and after a little while, the graphics tend to wig out and the area turns mostly green and I get those real rough textures. Then the game is pretty much unplayable. Any suggestions?

    NOTE: I have run multiple virus scans and registry cleaners. I have also deleted a bunch of old unused stuff from my comp. Think it is my graphics card?

    1 AnswerPC1 decade ago
  • Can you diagnose at least one of my computer gaming problems?

    Well, I am having problems with several games on my comp. Here are my main specs.

    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+

    2.4 GHz rated at 4.8 GHz

    Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX

    2 GB Ram

    Here are my three main problems.

    1. I just bought Assassins Creed. I played through it a bit fine, then I went to turn the graphics to high and the game started running fast. Like Altair runs and walks in fast motion and everything else does the same. I tryed to turn the graphics back down, but the game still runs this speed. I had just gotten to Damascus and everything up until there ran great. Any suggestions?

    2. Bad Company 2: I love this game but it has been giving me problems lately. I go to login from the main menu and it goes to the loading screen that says "Updating Your Stats." The loading wheel then stops moving and the game freezes. Any suggestions?

    3. The Witcher: LOVE this game. But yet, problems. With this one, I get frequent pauses, and after a little while, the graphics tend to wig out and the area turns mostly green and I get those real rough textures. Then the game is pretty much unplayable. Any suggestions?

    NOTE: I have run multiple virus scans and registry cleaners. I have also deleted a bunch of old unused stuff from my comp. Think it is my graphics card?

    4 AnswersOther - Computers1 decade ago
  • PC: Assassins Creed running to fast?

    I bought Assassins Creed for PC for 10 bucks at Walmart a couple days ago. I played it a bit and then turned the specs all up to high because my computer can more than handle it. Ever since though, the game runs fast. Altair looks like he's in a Benny Hill chase and all the dialogue is messed up. Everything runs much faster than it should and the game is hard to play. I did end up setting all the specs back but to no avail. Anyone else has this problem?

    1 AnswerVideo & Online Games1 decade ago
  • PC: Assassins Creed running to fast?

    I bought Assassins Creed for PC for 10 bucks at Walmart a couple days ago. I played it a bit and then turned the specs all up to high because my computer can more than handle it. Ever since though, the game runs fast. Altair looks like he's in a Benny Hill chase and all the dialogue is messed up. Everything runs much faster than it should and the game is hard to play. I did end up setting all the specs back but to no avail. Anyone else has this problem?

    2 AnswersPC1 decade ago
  • When's the last time a pro beat another pro 6-0 6-0?

    I just don't think I have ever seen it. Has it ever occurred before?

    5 AnswersTennis1 decade ago
  • Why does my computer make a thunderclap noise every so often?

    I noticed today that my computer makes a thunderclap noise. This noise comes from the speakers, not the tower itself. It just sounds like a clip of thunder. I heard it once while playing Call of Duty and another time while surfing the web. Any suggestions?

    1 AnswerOther - Computers1 decade ago