Is Drinking Independent of Type of Crime? The accompanying table lists sample data that statistician Karl Pearson used in 1909. Does the type of crime appear to be related to whether the criminal drinks or abstains? Are there any crimes that appear to be associated with drinking?
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Arson
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Rape
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Violence
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Stealing
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Coining (Counterfeiting)
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Fraud
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Drinker
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50
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88
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155
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379
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18
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63
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Abstainer
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43
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62
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110
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300
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14
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144
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