Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Case Study - The Case of the Body in the Bag - Page 319: 12

Answer

Age: At least 18. Race: White. Sex: Male.

Work Step by Step

From (a), (b), (c): $N(S)=7285$ - Age of victim: $N(Less~than~18)=124+619+39=782$ $N(At~least~18)=290+5628+480=6398$ $N(Unknown)=4+80+21=105$ So: $P(At~least~18)=\frac{6398}{7285}\gt P(Less~than~18)=\frac{782}{7285}\gt P(Unknown)=\frac{105}{7285}$ - Race of victim: $N(White)=3026+573+53+57=3709$ $N(Black)=208+3034+12+49=3303$ $N(Other)=54+28+97+7=186$ $N(Unknown)=30+27+4+26=87$ So: $P(White)=\frac{3709}{7285}\gt P(Black)=\frac{3303}{7285} \gt P(Other)=\frac{186}{7285}\gt P(Unknown)=\frac{87}{7285}$ - Sex of victim: $N(Male)=4710+490+89=5289$ $N(Female)=1735+150+24=1909$ $N(Unknown)=50+11+26=87$ So: $P(Male)=\frac{5289}{7285}\gt P(Female)=\frac{1735}{7285}\gt P(Unknown)=\frac{87}{7285}$
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