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: 4

Answer

$P(victim~is~a~white~female)=\frac{1883}{14,990}\approx0.1256$

Work Step by Step

The sample space: $5067+1883+6+6294+1126+1+301+105+0+131+42+34=14,990$ murder victims. That is: $N(S)=14,990$ Now, $N(victim~is~a~white~female)=1883$ $P(victim~is~a~white~female)=\frac{N(victim~is~a~white~female)}{N(S)}=\frac{1883}{14,990}\approx0.1256$
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