Weather conditions and the incidence of violent crime

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Criminologists have long debated whether there is a relationship between weather conditions and the incidence of violent crime. The author of the article "Is There a Season for Homicide?" (Criminology, 1988: 287-296) classified 1361 homicides according to season, resulting in the accompanying data. Test the null hypothesis of equal proportions using α = .01.

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