Question 1 : Build your own table that labels what the ranges are for typical, atypical (high), atypical (low), outlier (high & low), and extreme outlier (high & low) years.

Question 2

Based-on your answer to Q1 create and properly label a table where you list and label the type of year it was for homicide in your assigned state- you should do this for the years: 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005. Note: Your table should have a title and three columns (year, number of reported homicides, year type)

Question 3:

Now use the same data to make a new table based on the data from the years 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005. The specific data you are to include for each observation (year) are:

• Year,
• Actual number of homicides,
• Homicide rate,
• Z-score for actual number of homicides,
• Z-score for homicide rate,
• The probability for each actual number of homicides occurring,
• The probability for each homicide rate occurring.

Analyze the two groups of data, rates and z-scores (remember- these are examples of normalizing data) versus the actual numbers. Are they largely the same? How would you go about proving that they are, or are not, statistically the same and explain your answer? (by "they" I am referring to both sets of z-scores for all of the years that you have data, not just the ones listed above).

Question 4 :

Are either of the curves from the homicide rates and the actual number of reported homicides from your assigned data normal? Use the measures and concepts about "normalcy" discussed in the text and in the lecture notes to back-up your argument- prove your argument empirically!

If the data for either curve is not normal then you need to make a reasonable attempt to make the data normal and illustrate your results.

Question 5 :

For each of the following categories below I want you to determine whether or not the data, in terms of RATES, from Ohio and the equivalent data from the US are statistical different, same, etc. Note: For each you should state your hypothesis and then test your hypothesis and then properly report your findings.

Question 6 :

Suppose you were the head of the State Police in Ohio. What would you say to the media re: your findings in question 5?

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