14. Federal Prison Populations The populationdistribution of federal prisons nationwide by serious offenses is the following: violent offenses, 12.6%; property offenses, 8.5%; drug offenses, 60.2%; public order offenses—weapons, 8.2%; immigration, 4.9%; other, 5.6%. A warden wants to see how his prison compares, so he surveys 500 prisoners and finds 64 are violent offenders, 40 are property offenders, 326 are drug offenders, 42 are public order offenders, 25 are immigration offenders, and 3 have other offenses. Can the warden conclude that the percentages are the same for his prison? Use a ? 0.05.
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