a survey of 341 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to political orientation: Republican (R) Democrat (D) Independent (I) Total Male (M) 96 78 15 189 Female (F) 72 63 17 152 Total 168 141 32 341 A person is randomly selected. What is the probability that the person is: a) Male? b) Male and a Democrat? c) Male given that the person is a Democrat?
a survey of 341 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to political orientation: Republican (R) Democrat (D) Independent (I) Total Male (M) 96 78 15 189 Female (F) 72 63 17 152 Total 168 141 32 341 A person is randomly selected. What is the probability that the person is: a) Male? b) Male and a Democrat? c) Male given that the person is a Democrat?
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Section8.7: Probability
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In a survey of 341 people, the following data were obtained relating gender to political orientation:
Republican (R) | Democrat (D) | Independent (I) | Total | |
Male (M) | 96 | 78 | 15 | 189 |
Female (F) | 72 | 63 | 17 | 152 |
Total | 168 | 141 | 32 | 341 |
A person is randomly selected. What is the probability that the person is:
a) Male?
b) Male and a Democrat?
c) Male given that the person is a Democrat?
d) Republican given that the person is Male?
e) Female given that the person is an Independent?
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