Tuesday, October 12, 2010

More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US

Ask buzz:

How do you understand this sentence at the first glance?

"More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US."

1, Ratio of number of balck people jailed in England and Wales to the total number of inmates is higher than that figure in US.

2, Ratio of number of balck people jailed in England and Wales to the whole population is higher than that figure in US.

3, Ratio of number of balck people jailed in England and Wales to the whole balck population is higher than that figure in US.

4, Ratio of black inmates percentage to the black popoulation percentage is higher than that figure in US.

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