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: 13

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

From (a), (b), (c): $N(S)=7285$ - Age of offender: $N(Less~than~18)=124+290+4=418$ $N(At~least~18)=619+5628+80=6327$ $N(Unknown)=39+480+21=540$ So: $P(At~least~18)=\frac{6327}{7285}\gt P(Unknown)=\frac{540}{7285}\gt P(Less~than~18)=\frac{418}{7285}$ - Race of offender: $N(White)=3026+208+54+30=3318$ $N(Black)=573+3034+28+27=3662$ $N(Other)=53+12+97+4=166$ $N(Unknown)=57+49+7+26=139$ So: $P(Black)=\frac{3662}{7285}\gt P(White)=\frac{3318}{7285} \gt P(Other)=\frac{166}{7285}\gt P(Unknown)=\frac{139}{7285}$ - Sex of offender: $N(Male)=4710+1735+50=6495$ $N(Female)=490+150+11=651$ $N(Unknown)=89+24+26=139$ So: $P(Male)=\frac{6495}{7285}\gt P(Female)=\frac{651}{7285}\gt P(Unknown)=\frac{139}{7285}$
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