UNR, STAT 453/653, Fall 2009. There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics Mark Twain Chapters from My Autobiography, 1907.

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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