Innocent until proven guilty? In Japanese criminal trials, about 95% of the defendants are found guilty. In the United States, about 60% of the defendants are found guilty in criminal trials. Suppose you are a news reporter following four criminal trials. a) If the trials were in Japan, what is the probability that all the defendants would be found guilty? What is the probability if the trials were in the United States?
b) Of the four trials, what is the expected number of guilty verdicts in Japan? What is the expected number in the United States? What is the standard deviation in Japan? What is the standard deviation in the United States?
c) As a U. S. news reporter, what is the smallest number of trials n you would need to cover to be at least 99% sure of two or more convictions? What is the smallest number of trials n you would need if you covered trials in Japan?