Chapter 19, Problem 34E

NYPD The table below shows the rank attained by male and female officers in the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Do these data indicate that men and women are equitably represented at all levels of the department?

1. a) What’s the probability that a person selected at random from the NYPD is a female?
2. b) What’s the probability that a person selected at random from the NYPD is a detective?
3. c) Assuming no bias in promotions, how many female detectives would you expect the NYPD to have?
4. d) To see if there is evidence of differences in ranks attained by males and females, will you test goodness-of-fit, homogeneity, or independence?
5. e) State the hypotheses.
6. f) Check the conditions.
7. g) How many degrees of freedom are there?
8. h) The chi-square value for the table is 290.1 and the P-value is less than 0.0001. State your conclusion about the hypotheses.