A study on race and the death penalty was released. The data in the table below are from that study. Death penalty imposed? Victim's race Defendant's race Frequency Yes White White 17      Yes White Black 14      Yes Black White 0      Yes Black Black 4      No White White 136      No White Black 154      No Black White 7      No Black Black 95      (a) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim white and defendant white). (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (b) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim white and defendant black). (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (c) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim black and defendant white). (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (d) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim black and defendant black). (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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A study on race and the death penalty was released. The data in the table below are from that study.

Death penalty
imposed?
Victim's
race
Defendant's
race
Frequency
Yes White White 17     
Yes White Black 14     
Yes Black White 0     
Yes Black Black 4     
No White White 136     
No White Black 154     
No Black White 7     
No Black Black 95     

(a) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim white and defendant white). (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

(b) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim white and defendant black). (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

(c) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim black and defendant white). (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

(d) Find p(death penalty imposed | victim black and defendant black). (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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