A study was done of all homicide convictions in the State of Florida between 1976 and 1980 in order to examine if the application of the death sentence was racially biased. The data showed that a larger percentage of white suspects (11.2%) were sentenced to death than black suspects (8.5%). However, if the race of the victim was included in the analysis, the study found that for white victims, a larger percentage of black suspects (19.3%) were sentenced to death than white suspects (12.3%).Which of the following is correct? Check all that apply. “Race of the suspect” is a lurking variable in this situation. “Race of the victim” is a lurking variable in this situation. This is an example of Simpson’s paradox. This is an example of a negative association.

Multiple Choice QuestionThe killing of an entire people or nation in a deliberate fashion is called ______.Multiple choice question.racial profilinggenocideprejudicehate crime

Recall the estimate by the Pew Research Center that 62% of U.S. adults favor the death penalty for murder. The same report gave a much lower estimate for the percentage of U.S. college graduates supporting the death penalty in cases of murder. According to census data from 2000, roughly 28% of U.S. adults have a college degree.What is the probability that a randomly selected U.S. adult has a college degree and favors the death penalty?Let A be the event that a U.S. adult has a college degree. Let B be the event that this person supports the death penalty. We want to find P(A and B).Which answer is correct, Answer 1 or 2?Answer 1: P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) = 0.62(0.28) = 0.1736 We can use the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events because the events are independent. Having a college degree does not determine a person’s views on the death penalty.Answer 2: We do not have enough information to answer the question. We cannot use the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events because these events are dependent. Having a college degree affects the likelihood that a person supports the death penalty.

According to Mark Colvin, in examining statistics on the racial-ethnic disparities in punishment in the United States, which racial or ethnic group shoulders most disproportionately the burden of mass incarceration in the United States?Group of answer choicesAsiansBlacksLatinosWhites

race vs. ethnicity

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?A. "They falsely claimed the nine black teenagers had raped them." (Paragraph 3)B. "News of the alleged crime spread rapidly across the county..." (Paragraph 4)C. "...a mob gathered outside the jail where the boys were held..." (Paragraph 4)D. "The judge scheduled the executions for mid-July, the earliest the law would allow." (Paragraph 5)