The NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world – 520 points – 1 years agogothamist.com70Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsSo math time. NYC has a 41% white demographic. If all 5% white people stopped were legit stops, my calculator says only 12.19% of the stops were legitimate.Oh boy amateur racial crime statsYes.This doesn't seem like a bestness of fit test. What type of statistical test did you run?So only 7.56% of all police stops of non-white people were legit? (10.05+x0.95=.1219, x=0.0756)1 more...
So math time. NYC has a 41% white demographic. If all 5% white people stopped were legit stops, my calculator says only 12.19% of the stops were legitimate.Oh boy amateur racial crime statsYes.This doesn't seem like a bestness of fit test. What type of statistical test did you run?So only 7.56% of all police stops of non-white people were legit? (10.05+x0.95=.1219, x=0.0756)1 more...
So math time. NYC has a 41% white demographic.
If all 5% white people stopped were legit stops, my calculator says only 12.19% of the stops were legitimate.
Oh boy amateur racial crime stats
Yes.
This doesn't seem like a bestness of fit test. What type of statistical test did you run?
So only 7.56% of all police stops of non-white people were legit? (10.05+x0.95=.1219, x=0.0756)