14. Death Sentence The following data represent the sentences imposed on offenders convicted of murder by race. Jail Time Death Sentence Total Black Offender 2498 28 2526 White Offender 2323 49 2372 Total 4821 77 4898 Source: John Blume, Theodore Eisenberg, and Martin T. Wells. “Explaining Death Row's Population and Racial Composition," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 1(1), 165–207, March, 2004. (a) Which race appears to get a death sentence more frequently? Why? The data in the table above do not consider the race of the victim. The data below show the sentence of the offender by race of the victim. Black Victim White Victim Jail Death Jail Death Time Sentence Time Sentence Black Offender 2139 12 359 16 White Offender 100 2223 49 (b) Determine the proportion of black offenders who were given a death sentence by race of the victim. Determine the proportion of white offenders who were given a death sentence by race of the victim. (c) Repeat part (b) for offenders given jail time for each race of the offender. Build a conditional distribution by race of the victim. (d) Draw a conditional bar graph of the conditional distribution from part (c). (e) Write a report detailing your findings.

14. Death Sentence The following data represent the sentences imposed on offenders convicted of murder by race. Jail Time Death Sentence Total Black Offender 2498 28 2526 White Offender 2323 49 2372 Total 4821 77 4898 Source: John Blume, Theodore Eisenberg, and Martin T. Wells. “Explaining Death Row's Population and Racial Composition," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 1(1), 165–207, March, 2004. (a) Which race appears to get a death sentence more frequently? Why? The data in the table above do not consider the race of the victim. The data below show the sentence of the offender by race of the victim. Black Victim White Victim Jail Death Jail Death Time Sentence Time Sentence Black Offender 2139 12 359 16 White Offender 100 2223 49 (b) Determine the proportion of black offenders who were given a death sentence by race of the victim. Determine the proportion of white offenders who were given a death sentence by race of the victim. (c) Repeat part (b) for offenders given jail time for each race of the offender. Build a conditional distribution by race of the victim. (d) Draw a conditional bar graph of the conditional distribution from part (c). (e) Write a report detailing your findings.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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