Question: Will always give helpful feedback :) Introduction: In 1987, the Supreme Court heard the case McCleskey v. Kemp in which McCleskey was suing the state
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Introduction: In 1987, the Supreme Court heard the case McCleskey v. Kemp in which McCleskey was suing the state of Georgia to overturn his death penalty sentence for a capital murder charge, based on racial bias. (Notes: "Capital" means that a guilty verdict automatically carries the death penalty sentence; The variable is about the race of the VICTIM, not the race of the person convicted of the crime.) Mckleskey's defense had a statistician discuss the following investigation of 2475 capital murder trials by looking at the race of the victimand the verdict. Guilty (G) Not guilty (Not G) Row Total Black victim (BV) 20 1482 1502 White victim (WV) 108 865 973 Column Total 128 2347 2475 Answer each of the following as a percent to 1 decimal place: A) Of the cases reviewed, what is the probability of a guilty verdict? B) Of the cases reviewed with a White victim, what is the likelihood of a guilty verdict? C) Of the cases reviewed with a Black victim, what is the likelihood of a guilty verdict? D) Of the cases reviewed, What is the probability of a not guilty verdict and Black victim? E) If there is a guilty verdict, what is the likelihood there was a White Victim? F) Research Question: Is there an association between the race of the victim and the verdict of the trial? Answer Yes or No
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