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Many people believe that criminals who plead guilty tend to get lighter sentences than those who...

Many people believe that criminals who plead guilty tend to get lighter sentences than those who are convicted in trials. The accompanying table summarizes randomly selected sample data for defendants in burglary cases. All of the subjects had prior prison sentences. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sentence​ (sent to prison or not sent to​ prison) is independent of the plea. If you were an attorney defending a guilty​ defendant, would these results suggest that you should encourage a guilty​ plea?

Guilty Plea Not Guilty Plea
Sent to Prison 353 53
Not Sent to Prison 563 31

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As p value <alpha (0.05) we reject the null and claim that there is a relationship between the two variables

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