Discuss the below:
Q: Determining Whether a Jury Selection Process Is Biased Assume that 12 jurors are randomly selected from a population in which 80% of the people are Mexican-Americans. Refer to Table and find the indicated probability.
a. Using the probability values in Table 5.1, find the probability value that should be used for determining whether the result of 11 Mexican-Americans among 12 jurors is usually high.
b. Does the selection of 11 Mexican-American jurors suggested that the selection process favors Mexican-Americans? Why or why not?
Table
Probability Distribution: Probabilities of Numbers of Mexican-Americans on a Jury of 12, Assuming That Jurors are Randomly Selected from a Population in Which 80% of the Eligible People are Mexican-Americans.
x (Mexican-Americans) P(x)
0 0+
1 0+
2 0+
3 0+
4 0.001
5 0.003
6 0.016
7 0.053
8 0.133
9 0.236
10 0.283
11 0.206
12 0.069