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Thirty percent of the population in a southwestern
Chapter 6, Problem 38E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 38E
Thirty percent of the population in a southwestern community are Spanish-speaking Americans. A Spanish-speaking person is accused of killing a non-Spanish-speaking American and goes to trial. Of the first 12 potential jurors, only 2 are Spanish-speaking Americans, and 10 are not. The defendant’s lawyer challenges the jury selection, claiming bias against her client. The government lawyer disagrees, saying that the probability of this particular jury composition is common. Compute the probability and discuss the assumptions.
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Problem 38E
Thirty percent of the population in a southwestern community are Spanish-speaking Americans. A Spanish-speaking person is accused of killing a non-Spanish-speaking American and goes to trial. Of the first 12 potential jurors, only 2 are Spanish-speaking Americans, and 10 are not. The defendant’s lawyer challenges the jury selection, claiming bias against her client. The government lawyer disagrees, saying that the probability of this particular jury composition is common. Compute the probability and discuss the assumptions.
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Thirty percent of the population in a southwestern community are Spanish-speaking Americans.
Of the first 12 potential jurors, only 2 are Spanish- speaking Americans, and 10 are not.
We have to check whether the claim that Thirty percent of the population in a southwestern community are Spanish-speaking Americans is biased or not.