Racial profiling is the controversial practice of targeting someone for criminal
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Racial profiling is the controversial practice of targeting someone for criminal behavior on the basis of person's race, national origin, or ethnicity. The analysis of randomly selected drivers stopped by police in a recent year estimated that OR=1.16. The OR was calculated to compare the odds of black drivers being stopped by police versus the odds of white drivers being stopped by police.
a. The odds of White drivers being stopped by the police is 1.16 times higher than that of black driver.
b. The odds of Black drivers being stopped by the police is 1.16 times lower than that of White drivers.
c. The odds of Black drivers being stopped by the police is 1.16 times higher than that of White drivers
d. The odds of White drivers being stopped by the police is 1.16 times lower than that of Black drivers.
Explanation / Answer
THE ODDS RATIO BETWEEN THE BLACKS AND THE WHITES = 1:16
WHICH MEANS THAT THE ODDS OF WHITE DRIVERS BEING STOPPED BY POLICE IS 1:16 TIMES MORE THEN THAT OF BLACK DRIVERS
HENCE OPTION A is correct
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