criminologist was interested in whether there was any disparity in sentencing based on the race of the defendant. SHe selected at random 19 drug convictions and compared prison terms given to the 10 whites and 9 blacks sample. Table 1 shows sentence lengths ( in years) : White     Black 3              4 8               8 2                7 7                 5 9                 5 5                  9 5                   7 4                   4 3                     5 2

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A criminologist was interested in whether there was any disparity in sentencing based on the race of the defendant. SHe selected at random 19 drug convictions and compared prison terms given to the 10 whites and 9 blacks sample. Table 1 shows sentence lengths ( in years) :
White     Black

3              4

8               8

2                7

7                 5

9                 5

5                  9

5                   7

4                   4

3                     5

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from performing a hypothesis test to determine if blacks were given longer sentences, what is the p value?

 

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