In: Statistics and Probability
Innocent until proven guilty? In Japanese criminal trials, about 95% of the defendants are found guilty. In the United States, about 60% of the defendants are found guilty in criminal trials. (Source: The Book of Risks, by Larry Laudan, John Wiley and Sons) Suppose you are a news reporter following eight criminal trials. (For each answer, enter a number.) (a) If the trials were in Japan, what is the probability that all the defendants would be found guilty? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Correct: Your answer is correct. . What is this probability if the trials were in the United States? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Correct: Your answer is correct. . (b) Of the eight trials, what is the expected number of guilty verdicts in Japan? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. . verdicts What is the expected number in the United Sates? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Correct: Your answer is correct. . verdicts What is the standard deviation in Japan? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. . verdicts What is the standard deviation in the United States? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. . verdicts