Scenario A: You are a Watch Commander in a large metropolitan police agency. Recently, vehicular burglaries have increase substantially in one of the patrol beats under your command. The Captain thinks a saturation patrol strategy would reduce vehicular burglaries. This patrol strategy involves assigning a large number of patrol resources into the beat during times when vehicular burglaries are likely to occur. The theory behind this is that an increased police presence will deter would be burglars. You have been asked to conduct a study to see if a saturation patrol strategy will reduce vehicular burglaries in this patrol beat. Your alternative hypothesis is; An increase of patrol person hours (measured in hours) in the affected beat will reduce vehicular burglaries (measured in the number of incidents).

1. What is the independent variable in the above hypothesis?
2. What is the level of measurement for the independent variable"?
3. What is the dependent variable in the above hypothesis?
4. What is the level of measurement for the dependent variable?
5. What type (association or difference) of hypothesis is the above hypothesis?

Scenario B: You are a Watch Commander in a large metropolitan police agency. Recently, vehicular burglaries have increase substantially in two of the patrol beats under your command. The Captain thinks a saturation patrol strategy would reduce vehicular burglaries. This patrol strategy involves assigning a large number of patrol resources into the beat during times when vehicular burglaries are likely to occur. The theory behind this is that an increased police presence will deter would be burglars. In this study you have decided to conduct a saturation patrol strategy in one beat and leave the other beat alone to see if saturation patrol really works. You have been asked to conduct this study. Your alternative hypothesis is; Saturation patrol (measured either 'yes' or 'no') will reduce vehicular burglaries (measured in the number of incidents).

1. What is the independent variable in the above hypothesis?
2. What is the level of measurement for the independent variable"?
3. What is the dependent variable in the above hypothesis?
4. What is the level of measurement for the dependent variable?
5. What type (association or difference) of hypothesis is the above hypothesis?