As you probably know, the Titantic, on its maiden voyage, hit an iceberg and sank in the matter of hours.   The following table summarizes the classes of people and their surviving.   Survived Died Total First class 203 122 325 Second class 118 167 285 Third class 178 528 706 Crew 212 696 908 Total 711 1513 2224   Compute each probability to 3 decimal places for a person selected at random. A.  the person was in first class   B.  the person died   C.  the person was in first class and died.   D.  the person was in first class or died.   E.  the person was in first class given they died.   F.  the person died given they were in first class.   G.   Based on the data, was whether a person died and the class of the person, dependent or independent?   Independent Dependent

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As you probably know, the Titantic, on its maiden voyage, hit an iceberg and sank in the matter of hours.   The following table summarizes the classes of people and their surviving.

  Survived Died Total
First class 203 122 325
Second class 118 167 285
Third class 178 528 706
Crew 212 696 908
Total 711 1513 2224

 

Compute each probability to 3 decimal places for a person selected at random.

A.  the person was in first class

 

B.  the person died

 

C.  the person was in first class and died.

 

D.  the person was in first class or died.

 

E.  the person was in first class given they died.

 

F.  the person died given they were in first class.

 

G.   Based on the data, was whether a person died and the class of the person, dependent or independent?

 

  • Independent
  • Dependent
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