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* ''actuarial risk''
* ''actuarial risk''
__[[User:Meco|meco]] ([[User talk:Meco|talk]]) 17:50, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
__[[User:Meco|meco]] ([[User talk:Meco|talk]]) 17:50, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
:"Greater endorsement" means they asked you questions and you gave answers that indicated you have cognitive distortions. An example would be that if you answered "yes" to a bunch of [http://nathania.org/wiki/List_of_Bumby_MOLEST_scale_questions these questions], that would be "greater endorsement of cognitive distortions" than if you answered no to all of them.
 
*"Greater endorsement" means they asked you questions and you gave answers that indicated you have cognitive distortions. An example would be that if you answered "yes" to a bunch of [http://nathania.org/wiki/List_of_Bumby_MOLEST_scale_questions these questions], that would be "greater endorsement of cognitive distortions" than if you answered no to all of them.
*"A dichotomous variable" means it can be either present or not present. I.e. you're either denying and minimizing, or you're not.
*"A dichotomous variable" means it can be either present or not present. I.e. you're either denying and minimizing, or you're not.
*"Actuarial risk" means that factors are present that statistically are associated with risk of offending. E.g., if you're young, that increases your actuarial risk.
*"Actuarial risk" means that factors are present that statistically are associated with risk of offending. E.g., if you're young, that increases your actuarial risk.
[[User:Lysander|Lysander]] ([[User talk:Lysander|talk]]) 18:44, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
[[User:Lysander|Lysander]] ([[User talk:Lysander|talk]]) 18:44, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

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Obscure language

This article is way too difficult to apprehend. What do these phrases even mean:

  • Greater endorsement of cognitive distortions
  • a dichotomous variable reflecting denial and minimization
  • actuarial risk

__meco (talk) 17:50, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

  • "Greater endorsement" means they asked you questions and you gave answers that indicated you have cognitive distortions. An example would be that if you answered "yes" to a bunch of these questions, that would be "greater endorsement of cognitive distortions" than if you answered no to all of them.
  • "A dichotomous variable" means it can be either present or not present. I.e. you're either denying and minimizing, or you're not.
  • "Actuarial risk" means that factors are present that statistically are associated with risk of offending. E.g., if you're young, that increases your actuarial risk.

Lysander (talk) 18:44, 25 November 2015 (UTC)