Excerpt from the Research Article2 In the Midwest Longitudinal Study of Homeless Adolescents, homeless youth were interviewed directly on the streets and in shelters in eight Midwestern cities. Physical abuse. Physical abuse was an indicator of parental/caretaker abuse. A mean of seven items (e.g., thrown something, hit with an object, pushed or shoved, slapped in the face, beaten up, threatened, and wounded with a weapon) was calculated. Delinquent behavior. Youth reported on things such as lying, feeling guilty, setting fires, stealing at home, or other places, using dirty language or swearing, and cutting classes. Age on own. Age on own was a continuous measure, constructed from the age that adolescents reported they had first run away. Deviant peers. Respondents were asked if any of their close friends had ever engaged in delinquent activities. Substance use. Respondents reported how often they had used a list of substances in the past 12 months. Postrunaway arrest and police harassment. Postrunaway arrest was a dichotomous construct that measured self-reported arrest after running away from home the first time. Respondents were also asked if they had been hassled by the police in the past 12 months, but not arrested. Hassled by the police was dichotomized (0 = no; 1 = yes). Age ranged from 16 to 19 years (mean = 17.40). Gender was coded 0 males and 1 = females. Table 1 Correlation Matrix (n = 354) *p< 0.05. **p< 0.01. Please answer the following questions: 1. Which value of r in the table represents the strongest relationship? Would you characterize the relationship as being strong? Explain. 2. What is the value of the correlation coefficient for the relationship between Hassled by police and Postrunaway arrest? How would you interpret the result for the health professionals? 3. Which one of the correlation coefficients shown in the table has the largest coefficient of determination? To two decimal places, what is the value of the coefficient of determination for the correlation you referred? How would you interpret the result for the health professionals? 4. To two decimal places, what is the value of coefficient of determination for the relationship between gender and Delinquent behavior? How would you interpret the result for the health professionals? 5. Would you be willing to generalize the results of this study to all adolescents in the Midwest? Explain. Reference 1. Burgess, N. S. (1991). Effect of a very-low-calorie diet on body composition and resting metabolic rate in obese men and women. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 91(4), 430-434. 2. Thrane L., Chen X., Johnson K., & Whitebeck L. B. (2008). Predictors of police contact among Midwestern homeless and runaway youth. Youth Violence Juvenile Justice, 6, 227-239 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.Femal - e 2.Age -.22** - 3. Physical .01 .13* - Abuse 4. Delinque nt -.22** .06 .15** - Behavio ur 5. Age -.09 -.09 .24** .13* - on own 6. Deviant -.10 .16** .21** .33** .22** - peers 7..

1. Excerpt from the Research Article2
In the Midwest Longitudinal Study of Homeless Adolescents, homeless youth were interviewed
directly
on the streets and in shelters in eight Midwestern cities.
Physical abuse. Physical abuse was an indicator of parental/caretaker abuse. A mean of seven
items
(e.g., thrown something, hit with an object, pushed or shoved, slapped in the face, beaten up,
threatened, and wounded with a weapon) was calculated.
Delinquent behavior. Youth reported on things such as lying, feeling guilty, setting fires, stealing at
home, or other places, using dirty language or swearing, and cutting classes.
Age on own. Age on own was a continuous measure, constructed from the age that adolescents
reported they had first run away.
Deviant peers. Respondents were asked if any of their close friends had ever engaged in
delinquent
activities.
Substance use. Respondents reported how often they had used a list of substances in the past 12
months.
Postrunaway arrest and police harassment. Postrunaway arrest was a dichotomous construct that
measured self-reported arrest after running away from home the first time. Respondents were also
asked if they had been hassled by the police in the past 12 months, but not arrested. Hassled by
the
police was dichotomized (0 = no; 1 = yes).
Age ranged from 16 to 19 years (mean = 17.40). Gender was coded 0 males and 1 = females.
Table 1 Correlation Matrix (n = 354)
*p< 0.05. **p< 0.01.
Please answer the following questions:
1. Which value of r in the table represents the strongest relationship? Would you characterize the
relationship as being strong? Explain.
2. What is the value of the correlation coefficient for the relationship between Hassled by police
and Postrunaway arrest? How would you interpret the result for the health professionals?
3. Which one of the correlation coefficients shown in the table has the largest coefficient of
determination? To two decimal places, what is the value of the coefficient of determination for
the correlation you referred? How would you interpret the result for the health professionals?
4. To two decimal places, what is the value of coefficient of determination for the relationship
between gender and Delinquent behavior? How would you interpret the result for the health
professionals?
5. Would you be willing to generalize the results of this study to all adolescents in the Midwest?
Explain.
Reference
1. Burgess, N. S. (1991). Effect of a very-low-calorie diet on body composition and resting

2. metabolic rate in obese men and women. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 91(4),
430-434.
2. Thrane L., Chen X., Johnson K., & Whitebeck L. B. (2008). Predictors of police contact among
Midwestern homeless and runaway youth. Youth Violence Juvenile Justice, 6, 227-239
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1.Femal
e
-
2.Age -.22** -
3.
Physical
Abuse
.01 .13* -
4.
Delinque
nt
Behavio
ur
-.22** .06 .15** -
5. Age
on own
-.09 -.09 .24** .13* -
6.
Deviant
peers
-.10 .16** .21** .33** .22** -
7.
Substan
ce use
-.15** .11* .09 .38** .07 .28** -
8.
Hassled
by police
-.24** .13* .16** .23** .13* .26** .27** -
9.
Postruna
way
Arrest
-.20** .14** .11* .31** .25** .22** .18** .12* -