In mathematics and statistics, the term arithmetic mean is preferred over simply mean because it helps to differentiate between other means such as geometric and harmonic mean. Statistical mean is the most common term for calculating the mean of a statistical distribution.
There were, in my opinion, two main reasons for this: 1  I believe that Dr. King believed that nonviolence was a more moral strategy than one that included violence. 2  King also believed that nonviolence was a more effective way to get people on the side of the protestors.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Non-violent crime do not use physical force and cause physical or emotional pain. These include crimes such as forgery, counterfitting all the way to public indecency.