1. Please construct a matrix (3x2) of % US prison population & population by race using the data from the table below:

Race	Total Prison Population (%)	Total US Population (%)
White	58.70	76.50
Black	37.50	13.40
Native American	2.30	1.30

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1. Please construct a matrix (3x2) of % MA prison population & population by race using the data from the table below:

Race	Total Prison Population (%)	Total MA Population (%)
White	6.6	70.1
Black	41.1	9.3
Native American	26.9	0.5

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1. Now subtract the Massachusetts matrix from the US matrix.

PART 2:

Please include your results from part I and answer the following questions:

What are the differences between the US and MA data?

Are any groups underrepresented or overrepresented when comparing population and incarceration rates in MA and the US?

Are you surprised by the results?