Dataset detailing death penalty 674 homicide trials in the state of Florida from 1976-1987 with respect to verdict, and victim and defendant race. The data were previously used (Agresti 2012) to demonstrate Simpson's Paradox.
data(death.penalty)
A data frame with 8 observations on the following 4 variables.
count
Counts from cross classifications.
verdict
Death penalty verdict No
Yes
.
d.race
Defendant's race Black
White
.
v.race
Victims' race Black
White
.
A reversal of associations or comparisons may occur as a result of lurking variables or aggregating groups. This is called Simpson's Paradox.