Question

The table below shows the outcome (whether the death penalty is imposed or not) of murder trials in Florida between 1976 and 1987Death Penalty imposed Death Penalty not imposed Defendant White Victim black Victim White VictimBlack Victim White 530 414 16 Black 11 4 37 1 99 Find the pair (u, v), where u (respectively, v) is the proportion of white (respectively, black) defendants that got the death penalty a. (0.1135, 0.028) b. (0.1097, 0.0785) c. (0.1135, 0.2292) d. (0.2292, 0.028) e. None of the above

Answer 1

Option A (0.1135,0.028)

Explanation:

Number of white defendants who got death penalty = 53

Number of Black defendants who got death penalty = 4

Total Penalty for white defendants = 53 + 414 = 197

Total Penalty for Black defendants = 4 + 139 = 14

First we will calculate the proportion of white defendants that got the death penalty

=Number of white defendants who got death penalty / total penalty

= (53)/(197)

= 0.1135

Black defendants that got the death penalty

= Number of Black defendants who got death penalty/ total penalty

= (4)/(143)

= 0.028

Therefore Option A is the correct answer.