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: 2

Answer

$P(offender~is~white)=\frac{3318}{7285}\approx0.4555$

Work Step by Step

The sample space: $3026+573+53+57+208+3034+12+49+54+28+97+7+30+27+4+26=7285$ cases. That is: $N(S)=7285$ Now, $N(offender~is~white)=3026+208+54+30=3318$ $P(offender~is~white)=\frac{N(offender~is~white)}{N(S)}=\frac{3318}{7285}\approx0.4555$
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