Many people believe that criminals who plead guilty tend to get lighter sentences than those who are convicted in trials. The accompanying table summarizes randomly selected sample data for defendants in burglary cases. All of the subjects had prior prison sentences. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. If you were an attorney defending a guilty defendant, would these results suggest that you should encourage a guilty plea? Click the icon to view the table. Determine the null and alternative hypotheses. O A. Ho: Pleading guilty does not reduce a defendant's chance of going to prison. H,: Pleading guilty reduces a defendant's chance of going to prison. O B. Ho: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. H: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is not independent of the plea. OC. H: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is not independent of the plea. H: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. O D. Ho: Pleading guilty reduces a defendant's chance of going to prison. H,: Pleading guilty does not reduce a defendant's chance of going to prison.

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Many people believe that criminals who plead guilty tend to get lighter sentences than those who are convicted in trials. The accompanying table summarizes randomly selected sample data for defendants in burglary cases. All
of the subjects had prior prison sentences. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. If you were an attorney defending a guilty defendant,
would these results suggest that you should encourage a guilty plea?
Click the icon to view the table.
Determine the null and alternative hypotheses.
O A. Ho: Pleading guilty does not reduce a defendant's chance of going to prison.
H,: Pleading guilty reduces a defendant's chance of going to prison.
O B. Ho: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea.
H4: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is not independent of the plea.
O C. Ho: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is not independent of the plea.
H,: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea.
O D. Ho: Pleading guilty reduces a defendant's chance of going to prison.
H: Pleading guilty does not reduce a defendant's chance of going to prison.
Transcribed Image Text:Many people believe that criminals who plead guilty tend to get lighter sentences than those who are convicted in trials. The accompanying table summarizes randomly selected sample data for defendants in burglary cases. All of the subjects had prior prison sentences. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. If you were an attorney defending a guilty defendant, would these results suggest that you should encourage a guilty plea? Click the icon to view the table. Determine the null and alternative hypotheses. O A. Ho: Pleading guilty does not reduce a defendant's chance of going to prison. H,: Pleading guilty reduces a defendant's chance of going to prison. O B. Ho: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. H4: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is not independent of the plea. O C. Ho: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is not independent of the plea. H,: The sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea. O D. Ho: Pleading guilty reduces a defendant's chance of going to prison. H: Pleading guilty does not reduce a defendant's chance of going to prison.
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