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Consider Racial Patterns of Crime and Some Recent Issues Facing

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Consider racial patterns of crime and some recent issues facing society, like profiling Muslims for terrorism or the number of African Americans who are shot and killed by police. Do you think institutional racism influences these practices? What other crime patterns could come into play with these issues?


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P-value

The probability of observing a statistic as extreme as, or more extreme than, the observed results under the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statement asserting there is no significant difference or effect, which researchers aim to test against alternative hypotheses.

Significance Tests

Statistical tests used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds for the entire population.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that contradicts the null hypothesis and is tested to determine if the null hypothesis can be rejected.

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