Roland wanted to examine the factors that lead to sex offender recidivism.He wanted to specifically determine what role previous offense history,severity of offense,and history of abuse played as independent variables.The method he should use to perform this analysis would be:

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Multiple regression would be the best method for examining the relationship between multiple independent variables (previous offense history, severity of offense, and history of abuse) on a single dependent variable (sex offender recidivism). Linear regression and Pearson's r are not suitable in this case because they only analyze the relationship between two variables. Chi-square and gamma are not applicable because they are used for analyzing categorical data.

Roland Wanted to Examine the Factors That Lead to Sex