AccordingtorecentdataattheFBIwebsite,ofallBlacksslainintheU.S.,85%areslain byBlacks,andofallWhitesslain,93%areslainbyWhites.Let Y = victims raceand X = offenders race (a) Whichconditionaldistributiondotheseprobabilitiesreferto, Y given X, or X

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AccordingtorecentdataattheFBIwebsite,ofallBlacksslainintheU.S.,85%areslain byBlacks,andofallWhitesslain,93%areslainbyWhites.Let Y = victim’s raceand X =

offender’s race

(a) Whichconditionaldistributiondotheseprobabilitiesreferto, Y given X, or X given Y ?

(b) GiventhatamurdererwasWhite,whatotherprobabilitydoyouneedtoestimatethe conditional probabilitythatthevictimwasWhite?Toillustrate,fixavalueof0.60for that otherprobabilityandfindtheconditionalprobability.

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