Black people in criminal courts in Canada: An exploration using the relative rate index
Annex 1. Relative Rate Index Calculation
Annex 1. Relative Rate Index Calculation – Text version
There is an image of a flow chart designed to look like an equation. There are three vertical columns. On the left side, there are four boxes. The top two boxes in the left column read:
- Number of Black people experiencing the outcome
- Number of Black people at risk of experiencing the outcome
To the right of the top left boxes, there is an equal sign leading to a box in the middle column that reads: Rate of Black people experiencing the outcome
There is a thick black line like the dividing line in a fraction.
Below this line, there are two boxes in the bottom left column that read:
- Number of White people experiencing the outcome
- Number of White people at risk of experiencing the outcome
To the right of the bottom left boxes, there is an equal sign leading to a box in the middle column that reads: Rate of White people experiencing the outcome
To the right of the two boxes in the middle column, there is an equal sign leading to a box in the right column that reads: Relative Rate Index
There is an arrow from this box that leads to a text box below the equation that reads: Lesser chance of experience the outcome (-%) < 1 (0% ) > Greater chance of experiencing the outcome (+%)
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