UNR, STAT 453/653, Fall 2009
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics Mark Twain Chapters from My Autobiography, 1907
Black Defendants White Defendants 11.0% 7.9% Death penalty for homicide in Florida C1: White defendants have a higher chance to be sentenced to the death penalty than black defendants
Death penalty for homicide in Florida C2: White defendants have the same chance to be sentenced to the death penalty as black defendants
Black VictimsWhite Victims Black Defendants White Defendants 22.9% 11.3% 2.8% 0.0% Death penalty for homicide in Florida C3: White defendants have a lesser chance to be sentenced to the death penalty then black defendants