14. Death Sentence The following data represent the sentences imposed on offenders convicted of murder by race. Jail Time Death Sentence Tatel
14. Death Sentence The following data represent the sentences imposed on offenders convicted of murder by race. Jail Time Death Sentence Tatel
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14. Death Sentence The following data represent the sentences
imposed on offenders convicted of murder by race.
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Jail Time
Death Sentence
Total
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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
ally
ata
Jail
Death
Jail
Death
Time
Sentence
Time
Sentence
of
Black Offender
2139
12
359
16
from
White Offender
100
2223
49
(b) Determine the proportion of black offenders who were
given a death sentence by race of the victim. Determine
tal
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.
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