A survey of 545 college students asked: What is your favorite winter sport? And, what type of college do you attend? The results are summarized below:     Favorite Winter Sport     College Type Snowboarding   Skiing   Ice Skating   Total Junior College   68       41       46       155   Four-Year College   84       56       70       210   Graduate School   59       74       47       180   Total   211       171       163       545            Click here for the Excel Data File   Using these 545 students as the sample, a student from this study is randomly selected.   What is the probability of selecting a student whose favorite sport is skiing? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)         What is the probability of selecting a junior-college student? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)         If the student selected is a four-year-college student, what is the probability that the student prefers ice skating? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)         If the student selected prefers snowboarding, what is the probability that the student is in junior college? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)         If a graduate student is selected, what is the probability that the student prefers skiing or ice skating? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

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A survey of 545 college students asked: What is your favorite winter sport? And, what type of college do you attend? The results are summarized below:

 

  Favorite Winter Sport    
College Type Snowboarding   Skiing   Ice Skating   Total
Junior College   68       41       46       155  
Four-Year College   84       56       70       210  
Graduate School   59       74       47       180  
Total   211       171       163       545  
 

 

 

 

 Click here for the Excel Data File

 

Using these 545 students as the sample, a student from this study is randomly selected.

 

  1. What is the probability of selecting a student whose favorite sport is skiing? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the probability of selecting a junior-college student? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

 

 

 

 

  1. If the student selected is a four-year-college student, what is the probability that the student prefers ice skating? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

 

 

 

 

  1. If the student selected prefers snowboarding, what is the probability that the student is in junior college? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

 

 

 

 

  1. If a graduate student is selected, what is the probability that the student prefers skiing or ice skating? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

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