Assignments

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Assignment 1

• Note: data are temporarily unavailable so skip this assignment

Assignment 2

Assignment 3

Assignment 4

Assignment 5

Assignment 6

Assignment 7

• Note: for Question 2-A add .5 to each cell frequency after you have constructed the table.
• That is, for example, a cell might contain "19." Add .5 to get a frequency of 19.5. Use these frequencies in the formulas for the odds ratio.
• Question F really asks you to summarize. There are a couple of things to consider. Are blacks treated differently than whites? Perhaps the race of the accused does not determine the severity of the sentence, but does that mean race is not a factor in death penalty cases?