Statistical evidence played an important role in the murder trial of kristen gilbert, a nurse who was accused of murdering hospital patients by giving them fatal doses of a heart stimulant. hospital records for an eighteen-month period indicated that of the 257 eight-hour shifts that gilbert worked, a patient died on 40 of those shifts (15.6%). but during the 1384 eight-hour shifts that gilbert did not work, a patient died on only 34 of those shifts (2.5%). a. identify the observational units in this study. b. identify the two variables mentioned in the preceding paragraph. classify each as categorical or quantitative

Supreme court. jim, who is a bit eccentric, says that he is fed up with the way a certain employer in his town treats employees and that he is going to sue that employer in an effort to improve matters. jim also says that he is going to start his case at the appellate court level, skipping over all those "lesser" judges. jim says that those justices will surely hear him out and that he will also seek a jury. although he is not a lawyer, jim believes that the offenses of the employer are so severe that the justices will appreciate his attempt to make things better for the employees involved. will jim get a jury at the appellate court level?