A federal judge ruled that the selection of juries in a particular county in Ala

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A federal judge ruled that the selection of juries in a particular county in Alabama was discriminatory. The judge observed that blacks made up 30% of the jury-age population but only 12% of the jury rolls, and that women made up 54% of the jury-age population but only 16% of the jury rolls. If there are 100 people on a jury roll, what are the probabilities that random selection yields the following: No more than 12% blacks No more than 16% females Do these data lend evidence for or against the hypothesis that jury rolls are chosen without regard to race or gender?

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a)

No more than 12% blacks is 30%

b)

no more than 16% females is 54%

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