R3: Are there specific regions of the county where the death penalty is more common?

Select the statement that best describes the results of the univariate analysis of the independent variable:

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Nine states (18%) were located in the northern region, 12 (24%) were located in the Midwest, 13 (25%) were located in the western region, and 17 (33%) were located in the southern region. Thus, the variation ratio is 1.21.

Nine states (18%) were located in the northern region, 12 (24%) were located in the Midwest, 13 (25%) were located in the western region, and 17 (33%) were located in the southern region. Thus, the variation ratio is 67%.

The death penalty is illegal in 31.4% of US states and legal in 68.6% of US states.

The average of the death penalty rate across the states was 0.68 with a standard deviation of 0.48.