Assignment Guidelines

• Research and describe 5 data collection techniques in your own words. Be sure to cite any sources you used in APA format.
• Answer the following questions:
• Why is the examination of collected data so important?
• How are statistics used in the field of criminal justice?
• Post a new topic to the Discussion Board that contains your data collection technique descriptions and your answers to the above questions.
• Respond to at least 2 other students’ posts on the Discussion Board.

 3 paragraphs with references. no more then 25% plaigiarism.