Helena judges try thousands of cases per year. In anoverwhelming majority of the cases disposed, the verdict stands asrendered. However, some cases are appealed, and of those appealed,some of the cases are reversed. Kristen DelGuzzi of the CincinnatiEnquirer conducted a study of the cases handled by Gelena judgesover a three-year period. Shown in Table below are the result forcases handled (disposed) by 4 judges in Domestic Relations Court.The purpose of the newspaper’s study was to evaluate theperformance of the judges. Appeals are often the result of mistakesmade by judges, and the newspaper wanted to know which judges weredoing a good job and which were making too many mistakes. You havebeen called in to assist in the data analysis. Use your knowledgeof probability and conditional probability to help with the rankingof the judges. Prepare a report with your rankings of the judges.Also, include an analysis of the likelihood of appeal and casereversal in the court.
1. The probability of cases being appealed and reversed in theDomestic Relations Court.
2. The probability of a case being appealed for each judge.
3. The probability of a case being reversed for each judge
4. The probability of reversal given an appeal for eachjudge.
5. Rank the judges. State the criteria you used and provide arationale for your choice.
Domestic Relations Court |
Judge | Total Cases Disposed | Appealed Cases | Reversed Case |
Penelope Cunningham | 2,729 | 7 | 1 |
Patrick Dinkelacker | 6,001 | 19 | 4 |
Deborah Gaines | 8,799 | 48 | 9 |
Ronald Panioto | 12,970 | 32 | 3 |
Total | 30,499 | 106 | 17 |