Research Question: Is there an association between the race of the victim and the verdict of the trial? Introduction: In 1987, the Supreme Court heard the case McCleskey v. Kemp in which McCleskey was suing the state of Georgia to overturn his death penalty sentence for a murder charge, based on racial bias. Mckleskey's defense had a law professor discuss the following investigation of 2475 homicides by looking at the race of the victim and the verdict. Note: The race of the victim means the race of the person that was killed, it is NOT necessarily the race of the person that committed the crime. Death penalty Not sentenced to Totals death Black victim 20 1482 1502 White victim 108 865 973 Totals 128 2347 2475 Assignment Requirements Checklist: > Identify the explanatory and response variables in the question. Calculate and compare relevant percentages. When stating percentages include a ratio that shows the numbers used to calculate the percentage. Write a sentence to explain what each percentage tells us. Make bar charts to support your analysis. > Answer the research